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kyle86
Explorer
Oct 29, 2015

Acceptable voltage drop for Xantrex 600w inverter? Overload?

I'm new to the RV world but definately not new to electricity. I have been having a lot of fun testing out inverters but I have a couple questions for you tech gurus. I purchased a 1990s model new ...
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pianotuna
Nomad III
Nov 01, 2015
Hi enblethen,

That depends on the load. If you do 200 amps of load on a 232 amp-hour battery bank there will be LOTS of voltage drop at the battery terminals.

enblethen wrote:
More batteries will not alleviate voltage drop. It is caused by resistance in the wire to the load.
More batteries may slow down the discharge of the battery bank.

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