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--- opinion:frater_secessus:beginner_mistakes [2020/07/31 13:50]
frater_secessus [wrong kind of battery]
+++ opinion:frater_secessus:beginner_mistakes [2020/08/15 21:03]
frater_secessus [solar generators]
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+==== AGM myths ====
+I blame this stuff on one crappy B.U. article.
+  * belief that AGM are lighter than flooded (they are not, as an apples-to-apples comparison of their weights shows.)
+  * belief that AGM have higher capacities (they actually have slightly less capacity for a given size)
+  * belief that AGM can be discharged to 80% instead of 50% like flooded (they both can be discharged to any given [[electrical:depth_of_discharge|DoD]] and cycles will [[http://bdp.mousetrap.net/index.php/2020/07/19/backchannel-agm-80-depth-of-discharged/|degrade in the same way]])
 ===== solar generators =====
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 And **how are you going to charge it** after you drain it?  Charging from a wall socket typically takes over night.  Charging from ciggy lighter only works when the van is running and takes even longer.  Charging from solar panel can take several days.   These numbers assume zero loads while charging; running anything during charging would make charging take even longer.
+As with inverters, many new folks seem to think solar generators are endless sources of power that can run huge appliances in perpetuity and do not need to be recharged.
 ===== isolators (alternator charging) =====

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