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Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 12-29-2021, 09:44 PM
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Posted By Mike Lewis
Another data point

I ended my battery drain experiment on December 19. I shut everything down so that I had a remaining parasitic load of about an amp or less. My 400Ah capacity battery bank was at 26% state of...
Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 12-20-2021, 10:19 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 6,279
Posted By Mike Lewis
I had in mind something to fill the space now...

I had in mind something to fill the space now occupied by my Dometic fridge, such as the Norcold N2175 that John is getting.

But it's early in the decision-making process and I don't know enough...
Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 12-20-2021, 12:22 PM
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Views: 6,279
Posted By Mike Lewis
I was trying to come up with a worst-case...

I was trying to come up with a worst-case scenario. Perhaps my "worst case" was a little too bad to be realistic. As I find more real-world power use numbers from owners of compressor refrigerators...
Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 12-20-2021, 10:32 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 6,279
Posted By Mike Lewis
Thanks, Alan. I re-read that thread. As Gary...

Thanks, Alan. I re-read that thread. As Gary said in his posting, having a larger battery bank just postpones the day of reckoning. That was my suspicion when I started my experiment.
Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 12-19-2021, 07:47 PM
Replies: 33
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Posted By Mike Lewis
Addendum: The -4.15A drain was to mimic the load...

Addendum: The -4.15A drain was to mimic the load from a compressor fridge. Again, I don't actually know how much current one of things draws in real life.
Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 12-19-2021, 07:02 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 6,279
Posted By Mike Lewis
A battery drain experiment

I ran an experiment on how fast my batteries discharge when being charged only by solar panels. My initial conditions were: 400 Ah of lithium batteries at 100% state of charge, 355W of solar...
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