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APPENDIX

REFERENCE TABLES AND GRAPHS

Table 9, Power Consumption Of Common Appliances

APPLIANCE

Single PL Light

B & W TV

Computer

Color TV

Blender

Skil Saw

Toaster

Microwave

Hot Plate

WATTS

10

50

100

200

400

800

1000

1200

1800

5

.1

.4

1

2

3

6

8

10

15

15

.3

1

2

4

8

17

23

28

44

TIME IN MINUTES

30	60
.7	1.3
2	4
4	8
8	17
17	34
34	67
46	93

57114

88176

AMP-HOURS

120

2.7

8

17

34

67

133

185

227

353

240

5.3

17

34

67

133

266

370

455

706

If the current draw at 120 VAC is known, then the battery amperage at 12VDC will be 10 times the AC amperage divided by the efficiency (90% in this table).

Motors are normally marked with their running rather than their starting current. Starting current can be five times running current. Keep this in mind when sizing a motor into a system.

Refrigerators and icemakers typically run about 1/3 of the time. Therefore, their average battery current draw is 1/3 what their amp rating would indicate.

Table 10, AWG to Metric Wire Conversion Chart

AWG

14

12

10

8

6

4

2

1

0(1/0) 00 (2/0)

000(3/0) 0000 (4/0)

DIAMETER/MM

1.63

2.05

2.59

3.26

4.11

5.19

6.54

7.35

8.25

9.27

10.40

11.68

AREA/MM²

2.08

3.31

5.27

8.35

13.3

21.2

33.6

42.4

53.4

67.5

85.0

107.2

DC RESISTANCE

1000 FT

3.14

1.98

1.24

0.778

0.491

0.308

0.194

0.154

0.122

0.0967

0.0766

0.0608

Note: Stranded wire sizes and ampacity for 75° C.

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 2001 Xantrex Technology, Inc.	Telephone: 360/435-8826	SW Series Inverter/Charger
5916 - 195th Street N. E.	Fax: 360/435-2229	Part No. 2031-5
Arlington, WA 98223	www.traceengineering.com	Rev. C: February 2001