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Re: Battery Charging
It's all about system design. Rules of thumb are just that, and nothing more. I have been at this for a lot of years, and I keep discovering that what I "knew to be true" is true somet…1 · -
Re: What batteries for an off the grid system?
In comparing those two brands, I would suggest comparing the manufacturers published rating data for the number deep cycles at various depth of discharge ranges. Remember that some manufacturers use …1 · -
Re: End of Battery Life Replacement Strategy
You said that you are not having any problems now. My approach would be to continue to use your existing battery bank until it becomes unusable. I often suggest that as capacity falls off, simply dis…1 · -
Re: how many hours runtime for my Air Conditioner with 200Ah Solar Battery?
Expanding on Mike's point about shortening the battery life: Remember that for most SLA batteries, 10.5v under load is a dead battery, because you have drawn out all of the rated capacity. (11.6…2 · -
Re: Hooking up a rear hitch truck winch to the engine battery...
Unless I am missing something, a 4.5KW motor on a 12v system would pull around 375 amps. 2/0 at that load will be close to a 1.2 volt drop. So, if your alternator/battery system pulls down to a typic…1 ·
