08-14-2023, 03:00 PM
Brad,
Mr. Rock has a good point. Maybe the system is not operating as it should, or maybe you have draws that you dont know about or maybe you are just using a lot of power.
If you have 600 amp hours of capacity…Can you figure out that you are getting around that out of the batts? You will have to do a spreadsheet and use some back of the napkin calculations.
How much is the background current draw?
How much does it go up when Refrigerator comes on?
How much does it go up when the 120V air compressor comes on? How often and what duration for the compressor?
How much does it go up when you turn water pump on?
Do the same for TVs, laptops, and anything else you can think of.
Put that all in a spreadsheet and figure out how many amps you draw per hour of normal use and compare to what you are really getting.
Just a thought!
Mr. Rock has a good point. Maybe the system is not operating as it should, or maybe you have draws that you dont know about or maybe you are just using a lot of power.
If you have 600 amp hours of capacity…Can you figure out that you are getting around that out of the batts? You will have to do a spreadsheet and use some back of the napkin calculations.
How much is the background current draw?
How much does it go up when Refrigerator comes on?
How much does it go up when the 120V air compressor comes on? How often and what duration for the compressor?
How much does it go up when you turn water pump on?
Do the same for TVs, laptops, and anything else you can think of.
Put that all in a spreadsheet and figure out how many amps you draw per hour of normal use and compare to what you are really getting.
Just a thought!
Bill Johnson
Birmingham, Alabama