335W/12v= 29.58 amps at 12volts 1AC watt = 1DC watt
On Thu, Jan 25, 2018 at 10:49 AM, Adam Moffett <dmmoff...@gmail.com> wrote: > I wanted to rig up a load test for some batteries. > I don't have a substantial 12V DC load, so I set up a 1000W inverter, a > short extension cord, a Kill-a-Watt meter, and a heat gun. > > With the heat gun on low, The kill-a-watt reads 110v, 606 VA > <https://maps.google.com/?q=110v,+606+VA&entry=gmail&source=g>, and 355W. > > The question is how much load is this putting on the battery? Somewhere > between 30 and 60amp I guess, and either way my multimeter can't measure > more than 10A DC current, so I can't measure it directly. > > My Googling on the topic has failed to enlighten me. My instinct is to > think that Watts is Watts, so I should probably use 355W in my calculation > of battery capacity, but I'm not sure. > > > -- Zach Underwood (RHCE,RHCSA,RHCT,UACA) My website <http://zachunderwood.me> advance-networking.com
