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otrfun
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Dec 02, 2019

Renogy 100ah LifePo4 Lithium - Max Surge Current

Renogy tech support is telling me the BMS on their standard (not Smart) 100ah LifePo4 battery will shut down the battery if the current exceeds 100a, period---that it has no surge capability like the ...
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BFL13
Explorer II
Dec 02, 2019
time2roll wrote:
I don't think a microwave has much surge at the start. s/b easy to stay under 100 amps. Only real surge in an RV would be an air conditioner and that is not really a concern if you are limited to one battery.


A "700w" Danby MW we had wanted 1050w input and made the 1000w PSW inverter pull 100 amps as seen on the Trimetric. The inverter showed its overload light but kept running. After a few times doing that, the inverter burnt out some components on its circuit board.

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