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CA_Traveler
Jun 10, 2019Explorer III
The battery is rated at 100Ah which is the rating you want to use for house batteries. So 200Ah total in parallel. Best to limit the drain to 50% or 100Ah.
You didn't specify 2A AC or DC for the TV. Assuming AC then the inverter would draw 20A+ and your run time is 100Ah/20A = 5 hr. If DC then it's 50 hr. That's for a 100% charged battery.
However RVs have other drains like refer, smoke detector, lights etc.
Plus I would not use a battery rated for both starting and house. Instead I'd use 2 6V deep cycle batteries in series. Typically they are about 220Ah but designed for more cycling.
You didn't specify 2A AC or DC for the TV. Assuming AC then the inverter would draw 20A+ and your run time is 100Ah/20A = 5 hr. If DC then it's 50 hr. That's for a 100% charged battery.
However RVs have other drains like refer, smoke detector, lights etc.
Plus I would not use a battery rated for both starting and house. Instead I'd use 2 6V deep cycle batteries in series. Typically they are about 220Ah but designed for more cycling.
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