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Gerald55
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Dec 29, 2015

Mounting inverter in close proximity to AGM batteries

I'm mounting a 2000W Xantrex inverter in my Pleasureway Excel. By far the most practical place to put it is next to my 4 AGM batteries. That's where the transfer switch is and all the other wiring. ...
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Gerald55
Explorer
Dec 30, 2015
Almot wrote:
Btw - before running MW for 20-30 minutes daily at 100A, with a moderate (200 AH?) battery bank and not awfully big solar, I would consult Mr Peukert's opinion first. It's nice to have and use a big inverter when you have enough energy to feed it.


I think I am OK here - I have a 440AH AGM bank, and I won't be running anywhere close to 20-30 minutes daily of microwave. Probably something closer to 3-4 minutes on average. The hair dryer is another matter :)

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