is one 12 volt grp 31 battery enough for me
Well here is the deal. I at this time unfortunately only have the chance to go out a few times a year. Previously we were able to go on much longer more frequent trips. I have a 2000 watt inverter ...
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The Lifeline 31XT is only 105 amp hours. A bonus with the HT is its ability to run a 900 watt microwave at Full Tilt Boogie using a sufficient pure sine wave inverter.
Jesús, just told me he fried the board on my 1600 watt LG commercial microwave while running it on my TRACE 4024 pseudo sine wave inverter.
Lessee, that makes the 3rd time the board has fried on inverter power in the last ten years. Yet the microwave clocks what, <1% of it's run time on modified sine wave? This was a thousand dollar stainless steel commercial microwave. He was operating it on "4" which time pulses the energy to heat up three cups of coffee.
LG is not junk. Their commercial model even less so. The refrigerator and the freezers all have electronic controls, and they haven't failed. But the three other microwaves including inverter models all failed while on inverter power. Two blew their magnetron. I am willing to forgive two blowouts while on inverter but not not three times.
Lithium Ion. this setup needs superb management both for charging and discharging. Not: "here-today-gone-tomorrow" reliability. Overcharge once, it's a goner, overdischarge once, pounds a stake in it's heart. So it's not merely the battery that has to lower in price - but a management electronics and monitoring system that sticks with the battery in the long haul. Is there such a thing as a separate Li-ion management system that does not compete with a RR Phantom Extended chassis for cost?
Jesús, just told me he fried the board on my 1600 watt LG commercial microwave while running it on my TRACE 4024 pseudo sine wave inverter.
Lessee, that makes the 3rd time the board has fried on inverter power in the last ten years. Yet the microwave clocks what, <1% of it's run time on modified sine wave? This was a thousand dollar stainless steel commercial microwave. He was operating it on "4" which time pulses the energy to heat up three cups of coffee.
LG is not junk. Their commercial model even less so. The refrigerator and the freezers all have electronic controls, and they haven't failed. But the three other microwaves including inverter models all failed while on inverter power. Two blew their magnetron. I am willing to forgive two blowouts while on inverter but not not three times.
Lithium Ion. this setup needs superb management both for charging and discharging. Not: "here-today-gone-tomorrow" reliability. Overcharge once, it's a goner, overdischarge once, pounds a stake in it's heart. So it's not merely the battery that has to lower in price - but a management electronics and monitoring system that sticks with the battery in the long haul. Is there such a thing as a separate Li-ion management system that does not compete with a RR Phantom Extended chassis for cost?
