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Old 01-27-2018, 09:04 AM   #19
DavidM
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Originally Posted by Datenight View Post
In a recent discussion of battery storage a friend wondered if a battery pack from a electric car could be used on a boat. He thought even after its use in a car it would still have adaquate capacity.
I don't doubt that some enterprising soul will do just that if it hasn't already been done. The problem will be the inverter. Auto battery packs produce DC voltage not AC as the Powerwall. Not sure what the voltage is; the internal DC voltage of the PW is 50V. You will need an inverter that accepts whatever voltage the batteries produce.

Magnum, Outback and probably others make 48V inverters and those should work with a 50V battery pack.

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