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Originally Posted by strongmanmike
I will be powering a motorised fully automatic 3M Scopedome, two computers, a cooled CCD, digital focuser and AP1600GTO mount along with a few other accessories 
Mike |
A fancy electric jacket I suspect.
When they say battery bank you need to think of it like a commercial bank ...always keep track of your deposits and withdraws.
My observatory batteries now run my new fridge so I am back to square one...and really folk say solar is cheap but a full time genny and buying petrol is not so silly for an observatory...anyways you need an actual run to record your usage... like with my daughter's computers we thought 1500 watts but it has been half that...the thing that you have as a major unknown is how the batteries will perform in the cold...I suspect it will be something that may require a bigger bank...anyways leave it with me I have to recharge.
Alex