Converter power requirements
They say a little information is a dangerous thing so I'm throwing this out there for confirmation/correction, I thank you in advance. Bought a 1500 watt inverter and figured I could wire it into t...
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Bobbo wrote:independent_TJ wrote:
You said "206 ah batterIES" (plural). If your converter is drawing 55amp/hr (aka 550wh @ 10vdc since you used 10v in your post),....then that is being drawn from the total amp/hr of your total battery BANK. If you have 2x 206 amp/hr batteries, then your battery BANK is 412 amp/hr of stored power.
Unless they are 6v batteries in series, then your amp/hr truly is still 206.
indeed. I just wanted to be sure the OP is using the TOTAL amp/hr of the TOTAL battery bank. :) I have a minor solar setup as backup power for my home so I have learned: "if you want longer source of battery, you have to have more amp/hrs in your bank....so get more batteries or only use the appliances WHILE the sun is recharging what I am using."
