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What system do I need to keep my lights on during load shedding?

Decide what appliances you would like to power
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The wattage given below are estimates on essential appliances

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Choose an inverter that can handle the combined wattage of your devices
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Some appliances draw double (2x) it's power during start-up (surge power)


Example 1
Start-up power surge: 575w
Continuous power: 280w

a 500w inverter is NOT suitable

Example 2
Start-up power surge: 575w
Continuous power: 280w

a 1000w inverter IS suitable

An inverter needs a safety margin of about 10-20% when it’s operating. Never load the inverter @ 100% (full) capacity.
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How long will I have power for during load shedding?
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It depends primarily on how powerful the appliances(s) you're running & if the battery is fully charged.

Lead-Acid, GEL and AGM batteries should never be fully discharged and can only be discharged up to 50% before irreversible damage occurs. This means that you will only be able to use half of your battery capacity.


HOW TO CALCULATE THE HOURS



EXAMPLE

50% x 12V = 600
150W (TV) + 50W (DSTV) + 7W (LED LIGHT) = 207
600 + 207 = 2.89 hours




Lithium batteries can be fully discharged which means you have the full capacity (100%) available to use.



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SMALL-LOAD POWER SYSTEM WITH OUR
PSICH-1-1.5KA
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1000W 12V Pure Sine Wave Inverter with a built-in 20A AC Charger & UPS Function.



An excellent choice for remote work stations

LARGE-LOAD POWER SYSTEM WITH OUR
PSI-3000
________________________________________3000W 12V Pure Sine Wave Inverter.




An excellent choice for remote work stations


What appliances to load on our inverter range
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The wattage given below are estimates on general appliances. Check your appliances to determine the actual wattage. Makes & models can drastically alter the wattage.







• Newer appliances use up less energy.
• Please view the wattage on your appliance for 100% accuracy.
• The largest electricity consumer in the average household is your heating and cooling appliances.
• Depending on how powerful the appliance/s you’re running & if the battery is fully charged.





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