B Battery Types; Battery Types; Automotive Starting Batteries - Xantrex XM 1000 Owner's Manual

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Battery Types

Automotive Starting Batteries

Battery Types
The information in Chapter B will help you to select, connect, and
maintain batteries that are most appropriate for your application.
The batteries that you use strongly affect the performance of the XM
1800. It is important to connect the inverter to the correct size and type of
battery.
The lead-acid battery you are most familiar with is probably the starting
battery in your vehicle. An automotive starting battery is designed to
deliver a large amount of current for a short period of time (so it can start
your engine). Only a small portion of the battery's capacity is used when
starting the engine, and the spent capacity is quickly recharged by the
running engine.
The starting battery in your vehicle is not designed for repeated deep-
discharge cycles where the battery is almost completely discharged and
then recharged. If a starting battery is used in this kind of deep discharge
service, it will wear out very rapidly.
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