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<blockquote data-quote="condor22" data-source="post: 119259" data-attributes="member: 1932"><p>Nearly forgot the reason for logging in.....</p><p></p><p>I have the GPX5000, I ran the detector battery from 8.0V down to 7.5V and briefly connected the 240VAC charger to my 150W pure sine wave inverter. (I've never got below 7.5 volts on my 5000 for a full day detecting)</p><p></p><p>The caravan battery volts (charged) when on load was 12.7 VDC, the inverter load was 2.3 amps. This means the start up wattage is a bit <30 W. So a 150W inverter is plenty big enough. In fact I could (using a 4x power board) charge the 5000 battery, 2 mobile phones and my 7" tablet well under 150W.</p><p></p><p>It's too late tonight to test, so my job for tomorrow is to switch on the inverter and charger and time how long it takes for the green 5000 battery LED to show it's full and how many AH are used to do so.</p><p></p><p>I'll post those results tomorrow evening.</p><p></p><p>Keep in mind that I, like many, keep the 5000 battery on the car charger when moving spots or whenever driving. So the 240VAC charge happens in the evening when there is no solar input.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="condor22, post: 119259, member: 1932"] Nearly forgot the reason for logging in..... I have the GPX5000, I ran the detector battery from 8.0V down to 7.5V and briefly connected the 240VAC charger to my 150W pure sine wave inverter. (I've never got below 7.5 volts on my 5000 for a full day detecting) The caravan battery volts (charged) when on load was 12.7 VDC, the inverter load was 2.3 amps. This means the start up wattage is a bit <30 W. So a 150W inverter is plenty big enough. In fact I could (using a 4x power board) charge the 5000 battery, 2 mobile phones and my 7" tablet well under 150W. It's too late tonight to test, so my job for tomorrow is to switch on the inverter and charger and time how long it takes for the green 5000 battery LED to show it's full and how many AH are used to do so. I'll post those results tomorrow evening. Keep in mind that I, like many, keep the 5000 battery on the car charger when moving spots or whenever driving. So the 240VAC charge happens in the evening when there is no solar input. [/QUOTE]
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