Newbie..... Batteries?
I am desperate to be able to run a 1000 watt Microwave oven for a total of 15 minutes before needing to recharge the golf cart batteries. The inverter is 2000 Watts. How many 6 volt batteries will ...
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Dont'Cha know GOLF CAR BATTERIES is the new buzzword around RVs.
For DEDICATED short cycle microwave usage a STANDARD AUTOMOTIVE engine starting battery outperforms a 5% antimonial battery by a long short.
This is exactly why I had to settle for 24 cells of flooded batteries to operate high loads for moderate duration. Each binary requires a forklift to move.
For multi-purpose usage it's impossible to beat AGM as far as dollars expended is concerned. A pair of GC220's barely can meet BCI CCA or MCA at 500 ampere test. That's FAR TOO GREAT A DISCHARGE LEVEL. It would take EIGHT 3-cell batteries to take a sustained 1,500 watt load discharge comfortably for ten minutes. My Trace MSW inverter sucks 2,230 watts, to power a 1,500 watt commercial grade microwave. The generated inverter and microwave excess BTU's are a crime.
Reality Is...
A pair of Group 31 starting batteries, and a PSW inverter would add 10-20 percent to the efficiency. This means FAR LESS amperage draw on the batteries and BETTER inverter performance.
I have a suspicion the inverter in question is NOT pure sine wave. And a six minute single baked potato will in reality be a ten minute baked potato.
How's THAT for "an educated guess"?
For DEDICATED short cycle microwave usage a STANDARD AUTOMOTIVE engine starting battery outperforms a 5% antimonial battery by a long short.
This is exactly why I had to settle for 24 cells of flooded batteries to operate high loads for moderate duration. Each binary requires a forklift to move.
For multi-purpose usage it's impossible to beat AGM as far as dollars expended is concerned. A pair of GC220's barely can meet BCI CCA or MCA at 500 ampere test. That's FAR TOO GREAT A DISCHARGE LEVEL. It would take EIGHT 3-cell batteries to take a sustained 1,500 watt load discharge comfortably for ten minutes. My Trace MSW inverter sucks 2,230 watts, to power a 1,500 watt commercial grade microwave. The generated inverter and microwave excess BTU's are a crime.
Reality Is...
A pair of Group 31 starting batteries, and a PSW inverter would add 10-20 percent to the efficiency. This means FAR LESS amperage draw on the batteries and BETTER inverter performance.
I have a suspicion the inverter in question is NOT pure sine wave. And a six minute single baked potato will in reality be a ten minute baked potato.
How's THAT for "an educated guess"?
