Bob Clinkenbeard wrote: > Gee Eric, the first rule of the list is no drinking while posting! Ha ha > ha.... > Must have been a hell of a celebration there. LOL > You might want to change your boat name to S/V Annihilator since you > completely annihilated the battery bank subject! > > How you feeling this morning buddy? Gonna be really hard to get those sails > up now...... > > Bob Clinkenbeard > 24' custom trailer trawler > http://home.bellsouth.net/p/PWP-aboardbobbinalong > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: " capteric36" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "LIVE-ABOARD LIST" <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, January 07, 2008 1:38 AM > Subject: [Liveaboard] MY turn > > > >> SO. Now I have the WHOLE list to MYSELF HUH? >> >> Ok. Here are a few Eric Rules! >> >> !. ALL batteries WILL die. >> >> 2. Electrical systems are ONLY as complicated as >> YOU make them. >> >> 3. In order to get the MOST from your expensive >> battery bank it is WISE to consult the battery >> manufacturer!!!! >> >> 4. I have been looking for YEARS. I have NEVER >> SEEN a battery charger that can charge two >> SEPARATE battery banks!!! TEMPERATURE SENSORS ONLY >> MEASURE THE TEMPERATURE OF THE BATTERY THEY ARE >> CONNECTED TO!!! EVERY "MULTIPLE BANK" charger >> simply treats ALL BATTERIES CONNECTED as if they >> were the PRIMARY BATTERY!!!!! >> >> 5. There is NO substitute for a separate charger >> for each battery/battery bank. NONE at ALL. >> >> 6. A temperature sensor may be the single most >> important part of your charging system, unless >> your batteries never suffer more than about an 18 >> degree F change in temperature ( about 10 degrees >> C). >> >> 7. If you want the battery system that will >> charge the fastest (given a huge charging >> capacity) and provide the largest possible >> discharge current, and require th least attention >> there is NO question. BUY AGM BATTERIES!!! >> >> 8. IF you DO have AGM batteries they NEED to be >> recharged to thier FULLY CHARGED LEVEL EACH CHARGE >> CYLE!!! Not once a month, not once a week EVERY >> TIME. SO, buy some solar panels. Run your charging >> system for AT LEAST 1 hour AFTER it goes into >> "float" mode. Etc., etc., etc. >> >> If you still have trouble with your power system, >> it AIN"T the BATTERIES FAULT! >> >> Good Night All >> >> HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! >> >> >> >> Eric Thompson >> S/V Procrastinator >> South San Francisco >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > > _______________________________________________ > Liveaboard mailing list > [email protected] > To adjust your membership settings over the web > http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard > To subscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ > > To search the archives > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > The Mailman Users Guide can be found here > http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html > > From the background in a couple of your pictures I'd say you live near the north Georgia mountains or NC. SC would be a distant 3rd guess.
Nice looking boat. Jim. _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over the web http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
