[Rhodes22-list] GPS Map 76 battery issue

Tue Oct 12 13:58:51 EDT 2004

Hello Bob and all,

I may be coming in a little late on this, but here's my experience-  I went
through two Group 27 batteries on the Starwind 19 is less than 2 years until
someone told me about the Battery Minder
http://www.batterymart.com/batteryminder.php  This product, costing less
than a good deep cycle battery, has kept one group 27 deep cycle battery and
one group 31 deepcycle battery, both hooked up in parallel, in tip-top shape
for over a year.  It removes and reduces sulfurization (sp?) on the lead
plates - the leading cause of dead batteries.  Evidently, the kind of use
that deep cycle batteries get in sailboats sailed intermittently is really
hard on them. The downside is that the battery must be hooked up to the unit
when not in use.

PT

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Effros" <bill at effros.com>
To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2004 9:42 AM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] GPS Map 76 battery issue

Bob,

Get a Link10 or similar power monitor.  They cost money, but they let you
know exactly how much power you are using, have used, have replaced--I never
run out of power, never come close.

I agree with Wally on the batteries--my Costco batteries lasted for 6 years
because my Link10 let me monitor them so exactly.

Bill Effros

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: Wally Buck
To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2004 9:31 AM
Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] GPS Map 76 battery issue

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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