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Old 29-08-2019, 08:53   #31
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Re: Boat Energy Balance
Indeed. But if you have a large solar installation this disadvantage is much less significant, than if, like me, you can't have solar, so you have to run a diesel to charge.


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The problem with lead acid batteries is, they have a very small acceptance rate, especially over 80%SOC, so two hours per day will not charge them to full.
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