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Sambino
Explorer
Nov 13, 2015

Battery Question -- 2xTrojan L16RE, 1500w Inverter?

Hello all, I'm slowly fixing up an old camper van that had all the electronics ripped out. I'm looking at either two Trojan L16RE-B Batteries, or four Trojan T-105-RE Batteries. I'd rather get t...
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2oldman
Explorer II
Nov 13, 2015
Sambino wrote:
I'd like to be able to run a 1500W pure sine to power a 1500w toaster oven for up to half an hour...
Obviously I'd be using the thickest gauge wire I could get my hands on,
With power usage like that, you may want to consider going 24v or higher. Deep and prolonged heavy amperage draws can heat things up(wires, batteries) after a while, no matter how big the wire is.

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