Samlex Inverter Power Draw Question
I just finished a Samlex pure sine wave PST 3000-12 inverter install. I ran 00/2 cables because that was recommended in the user manual. I added a Renogy 30 amp transfer switch with the charger wired ...
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Always takes me a few tries to find this article but I always find it. :)
Many people think that 200 AH of batteries is 200 AH of batteries.. that's at the C/20 rate.. (which would be 10 amps by the way) But
First you can only use at the most (DEEP CYCLE) half that or even less (MARINE/deep cycle about 1/4)
Second
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peukert%27s_law
Many people think that 200 AH of batteries is 200 AH of batteries.. that's at the C/20 rate.. (which would be 10 amps by the way) But
First you can only use at the most (DEEP CYCLE) half that or even less (MARINE/deep cycle about 1/4)
Second
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peukert%27s_law
