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full_mosey
Jan 06, 2014Explorer
MRUSA wrote:
I have EIGHT batteries and I would be hesitant to do what you propose. These things draw about 15A AC, equivalent to about 200A DC coming out of the batteries into the inverter. I wouldn't treat my batteries that way.
A simple load test is 1/2 the CCA or 3 x C20. I don't know WHAT eight batteries you have but a bank of 800AH at C20 would be load tested 3 x (800/20) = 120A. I ran my 3yr old 79AH Deka AGM for 7 minutes at 78A. Surely you can double that with EIGHT batteries.
OBTW, that Deka is now 5+yrs old and is going to dry-camp in Quartzite in a few days.
HTH;
John
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