It's 11:45 MST, A/C just kicked on. Solar is putting out 86 amps and batteries are putting out 45 amps. So, 131 amps to run A/C, res fridge, TV, misc. In 2 hours time assuming the A/C runs 50% of the time, I would consume 150 ah. But my solar would put out 172 ah during those 2 hours (mid-day).
StirCrazy, I agree with you - I hate to listen to a generator. Could you add more solar for what you would spend on the soft start? For my system, the only difference between running the unit with soft start vs one of the units without is the Dish receiver re-starting.