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TC Projects: Lead-Acid Battery Backup
Interesting project. Has a few minutes on the different types of lead-acid batteries (including why your car battery could last many years, but might not).
TC Projects: Lead-Acid Battery Backup
Technology Connections
Published on Oct 9, 2018
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Sometimes life throws curveballs. But rather than just get hit in the face, why not do something about them? This video is a mishmash of a project, some insight on Lead-Acid Battery technology, inverters, and applications. A bit different you might say from TC’s normal stuff, but what’s life without a little variety?
*There are definitely different ways to charge lead-acid batteries, with different strategies optimized for different results. However, for general 12V applications, a large battery and a slow-ish charger for a car battery will be an A-OK combo.
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Technology Connections
Published on Oct 9, 2018
You can support this channel on Patreon! Link below
Sometimes life throws curveballs. But rather than just get hit in the face, why not do something about them? This video is a mishmash of a project, some insight on Lead-Acid Battery technology, inverters, and applications. A bit different you might say from TC’s normal stuff, but what’s life without a little variety?
*There are definitely different ways to charge lead-acid batteries, with different strategies optimized for different results. However, for general 12V applications, a large battery and a slow-ish charger for a car battery will be an A-OK combo.
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Useful video! I'd been wondering how hard it would be to have a do-it-yourself UPS. The ones I have all complain bitterly about the square waves coming out of my generator 