No but it can totally shut you out of accessing the system.  

From: Ken Hohhof 
Sent: Friday, January 4, 2019 1:19 PM
To: 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' 
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Y'all out there?

I find once the battery voltage gets to 10.5 volts or whatever it is where the 
LVD kicks in, it starts dropping pretty fast.  So I don’t think the LVD costs 
you a lot of runtime.

 

From: AF <[email protected]> On Behalf Of [email protected]
Sent: Friday, January 4, 2019 2:02 PM
To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Y'all out there?

 

Not a fan of LVD.  If the site is terribly remote and there are frequent 
outages then an LVD will make your batts last longer.  But  it still sucks as a 
solution.  Buy a generator instead of an LVD.  I have never been glad I had an 
LVD in the sites where I had LVDs.  

 

From: Adam Moffett 

Sent: Friday, January 4, 2019 12:49 PM

To: [email protected] 

Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Y'all out there?

 

Yeah that math checks out.  

The devices I have with LVD stop me at 80% depth of discharge though.  I also 
assume that batteries will get weaker over time....I realize they might not if 
they're stored in perfect climate control and never get discharged, but I 
*assume* they do get weaker.  So I build for twice the runtime I actually want, 
knowing I'll actually get the runtime I want even if we add another device or 
the batteries don't age well. 

So I would consider that a 26 hour system, and in the back of my head I know 
I'd really get 52 hours out of it at the day of installation.  Some people 
(McCown I think) have advised to put the load directly on the batteries or 
otherwise disable/bypass the LVD function because downtime is more expensive 
than damaging their batteries....and that's a valid perspective too.



On 1/4/2019 2:39 PM, justsumname wrote:

  I'll hijack this thread for something barely worth a thread.   I just need a 
'reality check', ... I think. 

   

  So my Kill-a-Watt says 24KwH over 324 hrs.    Does that mean it's showing a 
74watt device?   Which means what .... 1800-ish watt-hrs per day?

  Which means that my 12v-100aH times 4  AGM batteries will power it for 
something like 32 hours stopping at a 50% discharge level?

   

  Thanks ...that is all.

  --

   

  On Mon, Dec 31, 2018 at 12:20 PM CBB - Jay Fuller <[email protected]> 
wrote:

     

     

    I thought ya'll broke my email :)

     

      ----- Original Message ----- 

      From: David Coudron 

      To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group 

      Sent: Monday, December 31, 2018 6:25 AM

      Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Y'all out there?

       

      Just waiting for someone to start the next volley 😊

       

      Happy New Year everyone.

       

      Regards,

       

      David Coudron

       

       

       

      From: AF <[email protected]> On Behalf Of CBB - Jay Fuller
      Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2018 11:00 PM
      To: [email protected]
      Subject: [AFMUG] Y'all out there?

       

       

      Did everyone find something better to do than post here today? Lol 

       

      Sent from my smartphone

       


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