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MrWizard
Jan 07, 2015Moderator
i won't debate it any more, but wattHrs is more accurate
the meter i use shows me everything, amps, ampHrs, watt hrs, even the Lowest voltage the batteries got to overnight, when the fridge kicked on and the inverter surged
ampHrs at 11.5v is not the same power at 12.6v
wattHrs is absolute A*v, 120whrs ..1amp 120v for 1hr or 10a at 12v for 1 hr, or 1 amp at 12v for 10hrs
its all 120wHrs,
many people use ampHrs and many use 12.0v constant, but panels are rated in watts and different voltage and amps, and voltages much higher than use for 12v charging
when comparing many different items across a "system"
wattHrs eliminates much of the conversion needed , if everything is stated in wattHrs
the meter i use shows me everything, amps, ampHrs, watt hrs, even the Lowest voltage the batteries got to overnight, when the fridge kicked on and the inverter surged
ampHrs at 11.5v is not the same power at 12.6v
wattHrs is absolute A*v, 120whrs ..1amp 120v for 1hr or 10a at 12v for 1 hr, or 1 amp at 12v for 10hrs
its all 120wHrs,
many people use ampHrs and many use 12.0v constant, but panels are rated in watts and different voltage and amps, and voltages much higher than use for 12v charging
when comparing many different items across a "system"
wattHrs eliminates much of the conversion needed , if everything is stated in wattHrs
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