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BFL13
Explorer II
Oct 08, 2016

Inverter on, Converter on--Neutral or Hard on Battery ?

Thinking about longer term "Float" but with inverter having a low (5a ? ) amp draw on the (AGM) battery but with the converter (on shore power,not inverter of course) making up whatever the inverter d...
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westend
Explorer
Oct 08, 2016
Any time you are drawing current from the battery you are shortening it's life, however small that aging is. If the converter is supplying the power for the inverter, no foul.

Do you leave food in the fridge when parked at home?

And, yes, 5amp standby current sounds like a lot. My 1000W Xantrex is rated at 500ma (.5 amp) for standby current.

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