Power inverter vs. portable generator?
 

chuck wrote in news:1152046290_6185
@sp6iad.superfeed.net:

That's 100 amps SQUARED times the
internal resistance (which is nonlinear
FWIW) to get the power dissipated in heat.

Chuck



100A squared times internal resistance PLUS the heat generated by the
CHEMICAL REACTION of Sulphuric Acid eating into Lead to create Lead
Sulphate....

And, with Gellcells or AGM, there's NO INTERNAL CONVECTIVE COOLING in the
gel or guaze between the plates.

Case in point is my little dock electric scooter:
http://www.largoscooters.com/bladezxtrse.html

It runs 8 miles at 16 mph, wide open, but its 12AH, 12V (2 in series for
the 24V motor) will trip the overheat breaker wedged between the
batteries long before you do 3 miles, especially if there is any uphill
driving. The little AGM batteries, freshly charged just before you left
home, get HOT really FAST driving the 450 watt motor continuously for any
distance....too hot to touch!

450W divided by 24V = 18.75A, far more than a reasonable 10% of capacity
AH for these batteries. The idiots also put them in this "hot
swappable" carry bag, exacerbating the heating problem. I got rid of the
bag and they do run cooler, but not cooler enough for a full-power, 8
mile run. I'm considering a 24VDC cooling fan with a thermostat switch
that vents the battery/electronics compartment at 100-110F or so to help
out.

The chemical reaction happening this fast gets quite hot, too!

(It's a great scooter for long marina docks, folding flat into your trunk
or lazarette). Chain drive, smooth power from pulse-width modulation
electronic throttle. Electric braking also has dynamic braking switch
that drags on the PM motor on deceleration....small recharging going down
hill...(c;

Power inverter vs. portable generator?
 

Kees Verruijt wrote in news:44abdbd9$0$31648
:

And yes, I have severe sunburn from last weekend's very rare combination
of sunshine with warm weather :-) here in the Netherlands.

I saw on the news that it was nice in Finland as well?



Fear not, Gentlemen! I watched a BBC documentary on Global Warming and
London temperatures will soon be 38C dropping to only 24C all Summer by
2015 if the supercomputers NEC sold them gets it right. The BBC
documentary included a "future weather forcast" by the BBC's weather girl.
London will be in the desert and always sunny, an average temp 6C higher
than now.

You'll have to splash North Sea water on the bag to keep it from boiling
over...(c;

Power inverter vs. portable generator?
 

Keith Hughes wrote in news:2%Rqg.12$K%5.388
@news.uswest.net:

Keith Hughes
(reclining in sunny Arizona)


You can cook eggs on the cabin top, here at 32N 80W in Charleston, SC, this
afternoon. The bank clock read 102F as I turned into the
neighborhood....whew! Unlike AZ, our humidity hovers around 90%....

here by the OCEAN...(C;

Power inverter vs. portable generator?
 

Keith Hughes wrote in news:YT1rg.30$K%5.1298
@news.uswest.net:

I'll take 115/7 over 97/97 anytime :-)



Yeah, but no OCEAN to play in....(d^:)

I gotta have ocean....