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Old 28-10-2018, 08:18 PM
DarkArts
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A deep cycle battery is good - Gel is probably the technology to choose (excellent cycle life, supports deeper discharges before sulphation).

105Ah is overkill though unless you're going bush for a week.

Your EQ6R will draw about 1A tracking and 2A slewing. At 50% depth-of-discharge (when voltage drops to about 12.35v), that gives you around 50 hours continuous operation. At 75% depth-of discharge (when voltage drops to 12.0v) you'll have around 75 hours continuous operation.

The greater the depth of discharge, the shorter the battery life - a common recommendation is to keep it to 50% or less, but 70% is acceptable for irregular use.

You'll need to work out how often and for how long (between re-charges) you intend to use the battery.
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