Amp Rating
Ok - I thought I understood electricity ratings (watts, volts, amps). I know volts and undestand watts is a measure of work - but amps are a capacity. So when a motor has a rating of 12volts and...
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Amps: Amperes, commonly known as amps, measure the flow of electricity as an electric current. Specifically, it measures the amount of electrons that flow past a certain point per second.
PER SECOND
Amp Hour Rating..that is how batteries are rated
if a battery has a rating of 100AH @ 20 Hr rate, then that battery was discharged over 20 hours with a 5 amp load.
12V winch with a 12A rating will use 12 amps per second to run motor at rated speed.
PER SECOND
Amp Hour Rating..that is how batteries are rated
if a battery has a rating of 100AH @ 20 Hr rate, then that battery was discharged over 20 hours with a 5 amp load.
12V winch with a 12A rating will use 12 amps per second to run motor at rated speed.
