<html><head></head><body><div class="ydpeb391663yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div></div> <div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">I have an elec-trak vacuum blower I bought new from Bill Gunn years ago. Mine does not draw a lot of amps, perhaps 15-22 amps. I can check the actual amount next weekend if you would like. Reduces my range a notably but nothing dramatic.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div><br></div> </div><div id="ydp2fe7d581yahoo_quoted_2326645629" class="ydp2fe7d581yahoo_quoted"> <div style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#26282a;"> <div> On Monday, October 28, 2019, 11:41:47 AM EDT, Ken Olum <kdo@cosmos.phy.tufts.edu> wrote: </div> <div><br></div> <div><br></div> <div><div dir="ltr"> From: "David Roden" <<a shape="rect" href="mailto:etpost@drmm.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">etpost@drmm.net</a>><br clear="none"> Date: Sun, 27 Oct 2019 20:41:43 -0400<br clear="none"><br clear="none"> If you're running a 90ah battery flat in 30 mins, your load is 180 amps! <br clear="none"> That's HUGE. Lead batteries do NOT like that kind of load.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">A similar problem with snow blowing is why I have AGM batteries in my<br clear="none">Ox. But there are some other issues. Is an Elec-Trak wired with AWG 6<br clear="none">wire? I don't remember. AWG 6 is rated for 75A (with 90C insulation<br clear="none">and 20C ambient). And isn't there a 90A circuit breaker? Leaf<br clear="none">vacuuming is much more of a continuous activity than snowblowing and you<br clear="none">do it at higher outside temperatures, so overheating seems like an issue.<br clear="none"><br clear="none"> Ken<div class="ydp2fe7d581yqt0355387409" id="ydp2fe7d581yqtfd33905"><br clear="none"><br clear="none">_______________________________________________<br clear="none">Elec-trak mailing list<br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="mailto:Elec-trak@cosmos.phy.tufts.edu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Elec-trak@cosmos.phy.tufts.edu</a><br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="https://cosmos.phy.tufts.edu/mailman/listinfo/elec-trak" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://cosmos.phy.tufts.edu/mailman/listinfo/elec-trak</a><br clear="none"></div></div></div> </div> </div></body></html>