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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I don't think so
That would be the same thing as using (1) 100 amphr battery to power the the MW at 100 amps to the inverter
And that has never worked very well, if ever
That 12 amphrs is probably at 1/2 amp rate
It might do it the first time even the second, but never again
Or might not work at all
What is the work load rating of the winch,
What is the dead rolling weigh of the motorcycle, what is the inclined of the ramp
But then again a little jump box will start a car, but that spike is only for about 2 seconds
That would be the same thing as using (1) 100 amphr battery to power the the MW at 100 amps to the inverter
And that has never worked very well, if ever
That 12 amphrs is probably at 1/2 amp rate
It might do it the first time even the second, but never again
Or might not work at all
What is the work load rating of the winch,
What is the dead rolling weigh of the motorcycle, what is the inclined of the ramp
But then again a little jump box will start a car, but that spike is only for about 2 seconds
jodeb720 wrote:
So my expectation is I could get a 12 amp hour battery (12 Volts) and I could use the winch to pull a motorcycle up a ramp onto the back o my 5er and using the winch (not at maximum load) I'd use about 2 amps of the battery capacity.
Once the bike is in place, i'd recharge the batter to full capacity.
So - 12 Ah battery would suffice for this?
As we get older, things seem to get heavier and we look to use leverage to make things easier.
In this case, I'm looking for those wild electrons to help me out.
And by the way, thank all of you for the help in getting this sorted out. I really appreciate the clarity.
Josh
