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[this is a dump of a reddit post I made; will clean up later. fs] | [this is a dump of a reddit post I made; will clean up later. fs] | ||
- | This page is about making do with what you already have, not about what to buy if you are [[electrical: | + | This page is more about making do with what you already have than about about what to buy if you are [[electrical: |
===== system sizing ===== | ===== system sizing ===== | ||
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===== batteries ===== | ===== batteries ===== | ||
+ | First off: box store marine, dual-purpose or "deep cycle" batteries are [[electrical: | ||
- | FIXME | + | There is no magic way to increase the limited // |
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+ | Drawing them down to only 80% State of Charge (also written as [[electrical: | ||
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+ | If you don't have a spare battery you can even [[electrical: | ||
===== converter ===== | ===== converter ===== | ||
+ | {{ https:// | ||
+ | If you have an adjustable 12v power supply around you can make it into a dumb converter. In this pic the " | ||
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+ | For deep cycling: | ||
- | FIXME | + | For shallow cycling: |