...that last sentence of Ray's...what a fine additional factor to bring up: "Inherent current limitation because the battery just can't do more." I'm going back to my charts!<br><br clear="all">Mick Abraham, Proprietor<br>

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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Feb 21, 2010 at 10:19 PM, R Ray Walters <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ray@solarray.com">ray@solarray.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">

<div style="word-wrap: break-word;"><div>...Some of the sealed battery manus (B&B for instance) give max current output vs time charts, and that not only gives you something for cable sizing, but also is an eye opener, when expecting a single string of two 12 volt batteries to run a 4 Kw inverter. A battery that can only produce 250 amps for less than 5 sec, doesn't deserve a cable sized for 24 hr continuous at that output.<div>

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