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Re:Why your outdoorsy friend suddenly has a gummy bear power... by mattmaroon on Sunday September 21, 2025 @06:55PM (#45327410)
I can see why you would think that, but no, that’s not the case. My RV battery is 200aH but can discharge at 380 amps and drain itself in well under an hour. (That’s a peak rate which it cannot sustain for long enough to discharge itself but it can still be well above 200 the entire time.)

Most lithium batteries can drain themselves much faster than an hour.

Re:Why your outdoorsy friend suddenly has a gummy bear power... by MobiusHorizons on Sunday September 21, 2025 @07:19PM (#45327555)
I understand that. What I’m saying is that the capacity is different depending on how quickly you drain it. Different battery construction can mitigate this effect to a higher or lower degree, but the battery is rated for 200A discharge in one hour. At 380A you will get less total watt hours out of the battery than you would at 200A, ie it will discharge in less than the 31.5 minutes you would otherwise expect.