[Rhodes22-list] battery installation

[Rik Sandberg]

Brad,

Don't know how many botttles of MG = 1 battery, Rummey might though. ( 
Oops, too late, there see?? what'd I tell you??? <grin> )

I've never let the fact that I have already spent the money on stuff stop 
me from changing my mind and doing something different. Guess that's why I 
have shelf full of new stuff that is just sitting around doing nothing. :-)

Sounds like you've committed (in your mind) to the job already and enjoy 
the work, so if that's what blows your skirt up, then that's what you 
should do, eh????

Rik

At 09:09 AM 11/3/2002 -0800, you wrote:
>Rik, I remember that site from when I was researching
>the R-22.  He did say under electricty that he had 480
>amp hours of power.  I'm with you and Rummy that KISS
>is better but we're talking about $50 for one more
>battery (assuming lead-acid).  The other costs,
>charger, switch, etc. I have already incurred.  The
>weight issue of the extra battery keeps coming up.
>After seeing Anne's beer storage compartment I think I
>may need the extra battery on the starboard side just
>for balance.  How many bottles of Mt. Gay does one
>battery amount to?  Brad
>--- Rik Sandberg <racerrik@rea-alp.com> wrote:
> > Brad,
> >
> > I'm with Rummy. Simpler is better. I am seriously
> > considering not replacing
> > the battery that resides under my settee and only
> > having the one that lives
> > in the compartment next to the head. (between head
> > and settee) If you want
> > to spend some money, you can go out and buy some LED
> > cabin lights and other
> > low draw stuff (anchor light, etc.) to replace your
> > standard incandescent
> > stuff with. This will simplify your wiring chores a
> > whole bunch and these
> > LED's are supposed to live up to 100,000 hours so
> > you will have a lot less
> > bulb replacing to do. Simpler again. The LED stuff
> > is certainly not to the
> > point where you could call it inexpensive yet. If
> > you compare it to
> > replacing a couple of batteries, a couple of times
> > though, and who knows
> > how many light bulbs, it starts to look a lot more
> > reasonable.
> >
> > I just ordered a new LED type area light for the
> > cabin, day before
> > yesterday. Of course, I haven't received it yet, let
> > along gotten it
> > installed, so I can't tell you how it works. If it
> > works well though, I may
> > replace most of the more highly used light on my
> > boat with these. If you
> > are interested, I ordered this from a fellow that
> > hangs out in the TSBB
> > named Jobst Vandrey. He has started building these
> > things and is offering
> > them for sale. You can get in touch with him at his
> > web site, A Comfortable
> > Pocket Yacht. Here's a link so you can check it out
> > if you
> > like.
> > http://www.geocities.com/jvandrey/flicka_led.html
> >
> > Have fun,
> > Rik
> >
> >
> > At 11:23 AM 11/3/2002 -0500, you 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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