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Power inverter consumption
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| David Williams 2007-09-26, 1:25 pm |
| -> Anybody have a round idea of what an inverter putting out 1500 watts AC
-> would draw from a 12VDC battery on a riding mower?
-> TIA,
-> Jim
Obviously, if it was 100% efficient, it would draw 125 amps. A real one
may draw 150.
dow
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| "David XXXXXXXX" <david.XXXXXXXX@bayman.org> wrote in message
news:1190822150.912.1190754184@bayman.org...
>-> Anybody have a round idea of what an inverter putting out 1500 watts
>AC
> -> would draw from a 12VDC battery on a riding mower?
> -> TIA,
> -> Jim
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> Obviously, if it was 100% efficient, it would draw 125 amps. A real one
> may draw 150.
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> dow
I just need to find the reserve capacity of the thing. It'll put out
150A, but for how long? I need to be able to draw about 25 amp/hrs from it
each weekend.
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