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Default Power inverter vs. portable generator?

On Tue, 04 Jul 2006 14:31:51 -0400, Larry wrote:

Dick Locke wrote in
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gel cell would probably be adequate.


AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACK! 100A off a gelcell for 30 minutes?!!

BOOOOM!

No cooling!

Melt it!!

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACK!!


Hmmm, maybe I've overlooked something...heating of the battery should
be 100 amps times the internal resistance. I don't have a clue what
that is. Educate me!