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--- opinion:frater_secessus:run_this_load [2024/11/25 17:15]
frater_secessus [What will it take to run this load?]
+++ opinion:frater_secessus:run_this_load [2025/02/10 18:15] (current)
frater_secessus [recharging afterward]
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   - Watt-hours (Wh) ((or Amp-Hours)) (energy)
   - any [[electrical:12v:power_mix|charging sources]] that are active at the time
-  - recharging afterward
+  - **recharging afterward**
 And a couple formulas we will use to convert units back and forth:
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 ===== recharging afterward =====
+This is the part that people often forget (or prefer not to think about) in the planning stage.  Yes, your power station with a 1500w inverter can run that 1500w load for an hour, but **if you can't recharge it then it can do this trick only once**.   It's like paying rent:  being able to afford the first month's rent out of savings is one thing, but one needs income to keep paying the monthly rent to keep living there.
 If you are recharging LiFePO4 the 173Wh used is basically what you'd need to recharge that battery to its former state of charge.

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