victron centaur 60W

[Nimdoorquoi]

I am thinking of getting a Victron Centaur 60amp 12v charger for a battery bank which has 6no Trojan 6v batteries arranged so that they are producing 12v and have 675AH at 12v.

Will my 1Kw gennie be able to handle the loads required to run the charger? I am not entirely sure how to work out the loading....and I could not find this info on Victron website. I have solar power as well but want to make sure that if I get stuck and batteries need topping up, then I can with current generator...

Thanks in advance!

[by'eck]

Very unlikely. A 12 volt 60 amp charger will draw around 1kW minimum when first switched on, then there us the start up current which may trip the generator unless the charger has a soft start feature.

[Dinz]

Watts=current X Volts [P=VI]

Reality stick 50% on.

Edited November 25, 2014 by Dinz

[Chop!]

Watts=current X Volts [P=VI]

Reality stick 50% on.

Watt (what) is that bike in your avatar?

Just noticed Hunter's Moon is your boat, so is it an Ariel Hunter?

Edited November 25, 2014 by Chop!

[Dinz]

BSA-M20 -1938- Lightly bobbed. Purists hate it!

[Dinz]

Just a thought.

What size are your Trojans? [Ah]

Series Paired up for 12V and 3 banks?

Maybe your bank size is miss-calculated.

Series up of batteries won't increase your Ah.

Example:- 110Ah at 6v each x2 =110Ah at 12V.

You just deplete them slower.