Deep cycle battery: RC vs Ahr??
I need some of you "smarter than me" people to enlighten me ... please. I'm looking at batteries for my RV (travel trailer) to be able to boondock longer without running the genny or going solar (whi...
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My 4,000 watt toaster can make pitch black toast in 2.5 seconds flat.
My 235-85-16" tires can carry 2,400 lbs safely at 65 mph. So my 195X70X14" car tire can safely carry two tons at 25 mph.
But -they- say if I drive 40 mph I can get away with using trailer tires.
If battery manufacturers were FORCED to rate car (Deeeeeeep Cycle) batteries at a 100 hour rate, they would have a heart attack, stroke, and an epileptic fit combined in one episode. It is the ultimate BS detector. Like plate thickness.
Like AGM manufacturers being forced to reveal ppm purity of positive plate Pb stock. They don't want to hear about this. Anyone who questions OEM with these inquiries, receives a shock like you folks opening your mailbox in july and seeing a letter from the I.R.S.
Goofy-assed warpage and distortion of battery testing and performance definitions is the first step in allowing OEM the opportunity of stating outright trickery and used-car salesmen grade braggadocio.
100 hour ratings are the HALLMARK of serious deep cycle battery manufacturing.
Reserve Capacity? If battery manufacturers were FORCED to rate reserve capacity in minutes to 11.8 volts, there would be panic in the halls. IT IS AN ENTIRELY STUPID PROTOCOL. 10.5 volts @ 25 amps WILL DAMAGE a car battery. The remaining kilowatts in the battery probably will not start the car (yes the formula has been evaluated and converted).
Then WHY is it used? BECAUSE RESERVE CAPACITY WAS ORIGINATED SO LONG AGO, THE BATTERIES HAD THICK PLATES AND ANTIMONY. Thicker plates and more antimony than today's Deeeeeep Cycle car batteries.
Plate thickness, weight, and ampere hours. Is this so hard?
My 235-85-16" tires can carry 2,400 lbs safely at 65 mph. So my 195X70X14" car tire can safely carry two tons at 25 mph.
But -they- say if I drive 40 mph I can get away with using trailer tires.
If battery manufacturers were FORCED to rate car (Deeeeeeep Cycle) batteries at a 100 hour rate, they would have a heart attack, stroke, and an epileptic fit combined in one episode. It is the ultimate BS detector. Like plate thickness.
Like AGM manufacturers being forced to reveal ppm purity of positive plate Pb stock. They don't want to hear about this. Anyone who questions OEM with these inquiries, receives a shock like you folks opening your mailbox in july and seeing a letter from the I.R.S.
Goofy-assed warpage and distortion of battery testing and performance definitions is the first step in allowing OEM the opportunity of stating outright trickery and used-car salesmen grade braggadocio.
100 hour ratings are the HALLMARK of serious deep cycle battery manufacturing.
Reserve Capacity? If battery manufacturers were FORCED to rate reserve capacity in minutes to 11.8 volts, there would be panic in the halls. IT IS AN ENTIRELY STUPID PROTOCOL. 10.5 volts @ 25 amps WILL DAMAGE a car battery. The remaining kilowatts in the battery probably will not start the car (yes the formula has been evaluated and converted).
Then WHY is it used? BECAUSE RESERVE CAPACITY WAS ORIGINATED SO LONG AGO, THE BATTERIES HAD THICK PLATES AND ANTIMONY. Thicker plates and more antimony than today's Deeeeeep Cycle car batteries.
Plate thickness, weight, and ampere hours. Is this so hard?
