[Rhodes22-list] battery installation

[brad haslett]

Rummy, is that 18 hours to dead status or 18 hours of
steady power?  All my research says the key to long
battery life is to not run the battery level below 50%
before switching/recharging.  The truth is I probably
don't need that much power but several of my
co-workers raft up for the whole weekend on Pickwick
and I don't wan't to go dark first.  Many of these
guys have big boats with gensets on board and maybe
this is just a simple case of pen... uh, power envy.

Brad
--- R22RumRunner@aol.com wrote:
> The front of the V-berth is a good location for the
> battery selector, but why 
> do you need that much power? My battery gives me 185
> amp hours. Running 
> everything I have, I have approximately 18 hours of
> power. That includes all 
> the lights, pumps (washdown pump also...big draw)
> and stereo.
> The second battery just adds a lot of weight unless
> you are doing some 
> serious long distance sailing and won't have shore
> power capabilities for 
> more than a week.
> 
> Rummy......a true believer in the K.I.S.S. system.
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