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iv'e used an 85 ah battery for the last five years with my mover with no problem 110 ah okay if you have to move your van round the block a few times but most people only need to move it from the road and up thier drive .

have a good season

allan-d

Quote: Originally posted by trog100 on 25/3/2015

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85 ah is plenty enough for a mover.. i like a 110 just to give me more usage for other things.. plus the bigger the battery the longer it will last..

but if a battery isnt used much an 85 ah is plenty.. it should give well over an hours actual moving without any problems..

trog

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Must ask SWMBO if she fancy's going to Strathclyde Country park in the van but no CRV. It's only 20 mins from the door.

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Quote: Originally posted by Troon on 20/3/2017

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Must ask SWMBO if she fancy's going to Strathclyde Country park in the van but no CRV. It's only 20 mins from the door.

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You may not be aware, but the time you take to get there is proportional to the average speed at which you travel (*).

For example, if the park is 10 miles away and you take 20 mins to get to it in your car, you're averaging 30mph.

However, with a motor mover at 1mph, you'll find it takes you 10 hours to get to the park. If the suggested 20A draw is correct (and I suspect it's more than that, as that is only about ¼ horsepower), you'd need a theoretically-ideal 200Ah battery to make the journey. The 110Ah (again, assuming fully-charged ideal battery) would run out 5½ hours into the journey, 4½ miles short of your destination.

I strongly advise you to rethink this plan or take at least one spare 110Ah fully-charged battery with you.

(*) ignoring relativistic effects, which are negligible at typical motor mover speeds.

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Quote: Originally posted by cloggie on 20/3/2017

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The bigger battery the better in my book Always best having something in reserve if you go off grid

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