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chuck3
Explorer
Apr 29, 2015

Need help getting correct battery AH for off-grid

Hello, I will be making a few off-grid one-day trips and wanted to make sure I am buying the correct battery for my needs. The battery will be a deep cycle AGM. The Amp Hours (AH) I'll need per day...
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tpi
Explorer
Apr 29, 2015
If in RV check draw of fridge and CO detector. Depending can be 10-20+ AH per day. Planning on using furnace?

Also the 600 watt inverter can draw 70 ish amps from battery. Doesn't look like you're planning on that from your load list.

Personally I'd plan for worst case scenarios. There's many common battery sizes in the 100 AH range.

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