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Default August 7 - Land, HO!

On Sat, 11 Aug 2007 06:57:27 -0400, Jeff wrote:

Probably cooling holding plates with a high powered condensing unit.
That's what I do, works fine, 3/4 hp compressor, 4 hours per day, 9
amps AC, 90 amps DC.


That seems odd - my 1/2 motor, a Leeson, is rated at 1/2 Hp, with a 39
Amp draw. It normally uses no more than 30 Amps. Scaling up, I would
expect yours to be 60 Amps or less.


I'm going through an inverter in DC mode, probably losing something
there. The compressor itself is AC only.