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Amps per day is a nonsense and meanigless unit and indicates a
complete misunderstanding of the principles involved. Amps may be helpful when looking at an instantaneous situation. A constant 5 amps into 13.8 volts would be enought to run the nav instruments , radio and some of the load required for a fridge or autopilot. A seemingly 'free' source of energy but to get the 69 watts ( 5 * 13.8 ) the system ie propellor, gearing , alternator, charger is unlikely to be anything more than 20% efficient so around 350 watts are exerted as drag on the boat, about 3/4hp. A worthwhile sacrifice I would say. To make sense you need to convert to amp/hours or watt hours. |
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