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Subject: Re: [worldcruising] Battery charging and Batteries
From: Desmond Smith (tropicislemacaws@XXX.XXX)
Date: Fri Jan 11 2002 - 21:29:12 EST
William,
1- If you have the room put in pairs of 6V golf cart batteries. I think the size of each is 7" W 10" L 11"H .
Golf cart batteries are true deep cycle traction batteries.
You will need to make a cable(s) to join the pairs to get 12 volts. 220A. per pair. The batteries sell for about $50 apiece.
Now the really bad news: the 6 golf cart batteries we have on our boat are just over 12 years old and still going.
2- The faster you run the engine the better the cooling for the alternator.
3- Not a good idea to mix flooded and gell cells. Both have different chargeing demands.
4- For good reading try.
http://www.surrette.com/home.htm
or
http://www.geocities.com/bill_dietrich/BoatElectrical.html#BatteriesAndCharging
All the best,
Desmond
sv "Tropic Isle"
Watkins 36C
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