Actually now that I really look at it, John is correct. I have been leaving off an implied time when saying things.
Saying per and meaning for is wrong. Per implies division.
I think I picked it up a long time ago as slang along with a few million other people but that does not make it right.
Removing amps per hour and watts per hour from vocabulary now.......processing....done.
What one needs to say (I think) is AH per time unit with an implied constant voltage (in this case 12V) to indicate energy usage of a device.
A 12V battery with a 100AH capacity can provide 5AH per hour for 20 hours.
((5A*hour)/hour)*20hour) = 100AH
A 12V battery with a 100AH capacity can provide 5A for 20 hours.
(5A*20hour) = 100AH
I think I should abandon English and just stick to equations.
Here is how I should have answered when Highdesertranger first used per:
"they are deceiving with the energy use. if you run it at night like they say 50% duty cycle at 25 amps per hour in 8 hours that is 200 amp hours. highdesertranger "
25A*8hour=200AH
I should not have tried to use the same slang of amps per hour that HDR used because it is incorrect and he and I have probably been using it wrong for years. Both HDR and I should have either said in English "25amp-hour per hour for 8 hours" or "25 amps for 8 hours", not "25 amps per hour in 8 hours".
Sorry HDR, we are both wrong and John is right.