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Old 07-02-2020, 06:22 PM   #32
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Originally Posted by SummitPond View Post
Unless I'm interpreting this all wrong ... your current numbers almost balance, and maybe even do counting for efficiency issues. Remember current time voltage is (essentially) a constant, and the "essentially" is in there to accommodate efficiency issues. So:

8A X 12V = 96W
96W / 120V = 0.8A

Of that 0.8A, roughly 0.25A is inverter use/loss (as you stated 2.5A @ 12V) which leaves you about 0.55A which is close to your stated 0.5A value.

That makes sense. I was forgetting that 12v amps isn’t the same as 110 amps. Thanks
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