An item that is not mentioned in this note is a battery isolator. The info on two
batteries is good. The panel will help.
In the cooler application, you may end up drawing down the battery to the point where
the bike won't start. With an isolator, you can draw off the auxilliary battery
without draining the main battery which starts the bike. Setting this up is quite
simple. You may even ba able to use a car battery and the GTS battery to save weight.
On an aside I have found that the cooler I use runs all the time though this is not
necessary. A timer arrangement may save you some power. As well the spot under the
seat will get quite warm from the engine. You may save energy by putting the cooler in
an insulated space in the side car.
Good Luck.
Jason Crowley
n Thu, 10 May 2001 07:47:04 -0700 Adam Altman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>One alternative would be to dedicate a sepearate
>battery to the cooler, which, it it holds insulin, is
>v. v. important. There are several ways I could think
>of that might helps. These are not necessarily trick,
>but could be enough to make the previous technical
>ideas work:
>
>first, you could use 2 batteries. My pickup, a
>diesel, has 2 batteries fed off the same alternator.
>I forget how to hook them up (+ to + or = to -) but
>one way increased the voltage to 24 v. and one way
>doesn't. This would, obviously, increase weight.
>However, you could disconnect the auxilliary battery
>at the treffen, and that may make sure your bike
>starts in the morning.
>
>2. If you load up your cooler with cold stuff, it
>will take less power to keep it cold. If you drink
>all the beer on the first night, your cooler will be
>less efficient.
>
>3. Look at a deep cycle marine battery, and see how
>much power it will store, calculating how much power
>the cooler will draw over a weekend at the treffen.
>Will it be enough?
>
>4. You could always put in a small solar panel in any
>of these applications, just for a little boost.
>
>.02
>
>adam
>
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