[Rhodes22-list] GPS Map 76 battery issue

Tue Oct 12 10:31:20 EDT 2004

Bob,

Try a battery charger. As Rummy suggests maybe you are using up power faster 
than your charger???

I have 2 group 24 batteries next to water tank. Selector switch and trays 
were already in place. I  added a dual battery charger. I think I could get 
by with one battery easily but the boat was wired for 2. I use cheap Walmart 
Marine Deep Cycle @ $38 each. They are three years old and as far as I know 
they are holding up great. I talked myself out of spending $120 a piece for 
gel battery and I am glad I did.

Wally

>From: "Bob Weber" <ruba1811 at hotmail.com>
>Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] GPS Map 76 battery issue
>Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2004 14:58:29 -0500
>
>Wally, the "house" power is a conundrum.  I have a 1 year old battery.  I 
>could not tell you brand or output (deep cycle).  I suspect that the solor 
>charger is either overcharging it or not working.  I am leaning toward 
>overcharging since I will have power next week when I go out.  It just has 
>less and less staying power.  I bought a thing a madig that goes between 
>the charger and battery to prevent overcharging.  I have not installed it 
>yet but hope that will fix my problem when I buy the next battery.  When I 
>bought the boat I asked Stan whether I needed a two battery setup and he 
>did not think so.  The maximum load occures when I spend the night.  I will 
>sail with nav lights, Vhf, Stereo, and GPS or CD Player plugged into the 
>12V for a few hours.  At dock I will have the house lights, stereo on.  
>Lately I know it is bed time when the house lights dim so much that I can 
>no longer read.  The next day I would leave off all power until I 
>absolutely need music.  I will get the same results the following night.  I 
>have a handheld VHF for backup and I guess I could avoid sailing at night 
>but I refuse to sail with out music.  Any advice is appreciated.  As far as 
>the GPS, I get about 1 1/2 sails out of a set of disposable batteries, not 
>the 12 hours they advertise.   Bob
>
>>From: "Wally Buck" <tnrhodey at hotmail.com>
>>Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>>To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>>Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] GPS Map 76 battery issue
>>Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2004 14:58:02 -0400
>>
>>Bob,
>>
>>I run mine off rechargeable batteries and don’t have any problems. My 
>>camera, mini CD player and GPS all use AA batteries. I rotate about 12 
>>rechargeable batteries for all three devices. I put freshly charged 
>>batteries in Saturday morning. I sailed for 4 hours Saturday and 7 hours 
>>Sunday using same batteries.
>>
>>Why did everything go dead?
>>
>>Wally
>>
>>
>>>From: "Bob Weber" <ruba1811 at hotmail.com>
>>>Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>>>To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>>>Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] I must apologize to the list.
>>>Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2004 11:08:41 -0500
>>>
>>>Wally, I got the same GPS and I am having major battery life issues.  My 
>>>log says 320 km but I am sure there have been a 100 miles of sailing done 
>>>with the sucker shut down with dead batteries.  I have the 12 v plug in 
>>>but then I cant run my cd player.  I had every single electrical peice of 
>>>equipment go dead on me Saturday night at Midnight.  I was exactly in the 
>>>middle of the lake with my Wife, Baby, dog, and a friend.  It was like a 
>>>solor shower just drained everything with in a half hour.  I was 
>>>wondering if you had the same issues.  I know when the batteries are 
>>>about done because the unit shuts down when you push a button and poof, 
>>>black screen of death.  Bob
>>>
>>>>From: "Wally Buck" <tnrhodey at hotmail.com>
>>>>Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>>>>To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>>>>Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] I must apologize to the list.
>>>>Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2004 11:49:35 -0400
>>>>
>>>>Rummy,
>>>>
>>>>I need to check my log but last time I looked I was well over 1000 miles 
>>>>YTD! I got a GPS Map 76 for Christmas last year. The trip log feature, 
>>>>tracks, and speed information are about the only things I use it for. It 
>>>>is pretty hard to get lost on the river.
>>>>
>>>>Wally
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>From: R22RumRunner at aol.com
>>>>>Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>>>>>To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>>>>>Subject: [Rhodes22-list] I must apologize to the list.
>>>>>Date: Sat, 9 Oct 2004 20:59:13 EDT
>>>>>
>>>>>Everybody knows of my extreme hate for politics and politicians. So, I 
>>>>>must
>>>>>apologize for expressing my opinions over the past week or so. I have 
>>>>>finished
>>>>>venting and will no longer respond to political discussions.
>>>>>Speaking of sailing. Friday was a pleasant day. I spent most of it 
>>>>>sailing in
>>>>>12 mph winds and today was almost a carbon copy, but not as much sun. I
>>>>>checked my gps this afternoon and after keeping track of my sailing 
>>>>>miles since May
>>>>>22nd, I have logged an amazing 662.38 miles. I guess we know who spends 
>>>>>more
>>>>>time sailing than most on this list.
>>>>>
>>>>>Rummy
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