Costco GC2 Batts
Well, One of my 4 year 4 month old GC2s from Costco just coughed up a cell during a cold Coast camp trip!! Sure I could buy another $86 Batt,, but I would still have a 4+ year old one.. Ordered two ...
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pianotuna wrote:
What inverter are you using? What is the wattage when the air is running? Voltage drop on the batteries?3 tons wrote:
Well, since I never drive the camper over the greens, and can run my 11k air conditioner for short periods (30 to 60 min, depending on SOC) off of two 208 a/hr Costco $85 GCs, I believe thay are a serious alternative to the 'better' brands....JMO from actual personal experience....
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The inverter is a Xantrex pass-thru ProSine 2.0 with 4500 surge watts....Using 4 ought 7' round-trip cables...This is in concert with 440w of solar (300 MPPT; 140 PWM - still a net loss...) starting at 95-100% SOC (per LinkLite shunt metering)...Can't recall the watts or volts because its been a few years since I've checked...Have run ac easily for 30-60 min periods, this with fan on low speed and compressor typically cycling approx 75% run time (typically compressor run time the main variable), in full sunlight have (inadvertantly) run for as long as two hrs to 50% SOC (Oops)...One thing I want to avoid is never let the Batts to drop below 60-55% SOC...
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