I have been contemplating a second battery as well. My idea was to use an ammo case and mount it coming off the swingarm. It could be part battery case and part trunk. I would be able to make it lockable as well.
- James O'Gorman On Apr 17, 2011, at 10:24 AM, Joey Kelley <sandp...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello All, > I've been thinking - this is when people usually run for the > hills screaming BTW - I have an electrically assisted cooler that > would fit almost exactly on the luggage rack behind the sissy bar of > my new ride. This cooler uses a fan and heatsink to pull heat from > inside the cooler and keep the contents cooler than the ice would > alone. > The fan draws between 4 and 5 amps continuous - based on the > rating on the unit and the fact that pop the circuit breaker on a 4 > amp power supply when I run it for long periods of time. I don't think > it would be a good idea to plug a load that big into a bike that has a > 14 amp Alternator - I have a feeling I wouldn't be able to sustain the > charge in the battery for very long. > So my thought was add a second battery and a pair of solar > panels - hoping to get a half an amp out of the panels in direct sun. > The panels would be of course more to extend the life of the charge > than to actually run the fan. > Thoughts? > -Joey > > -- > -Joey Kelley > JoeyKelley.com - My Life Online > JoeyFixesComputers.com - Its What I Do! > JoeyKelleyPhoto.com - Photographing Today, For Tomorrow > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
