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Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 24-06-2008, 07:26
Replies: 127
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Posted By Hope Light
Speedoo, Thanks for the suggestion. A small,...

Speedoo,
Thanks for the suggestion. A small, quiet generator will definitely be part of my plan to generate electricity when needed. I have an old Honda now that will be replaced before I head out...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 14-04-2008, 19:36
Replies: 127
Views: 59,919
Posted By Hope Light
Camaradarie, your points are appreciated and make...

Camaradarie, your points are appreciated and make a lot of sense. They help to sort out the pros and cons of it all. Running the engine less is a goal but I also have to consider that I will putting...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 14-04-2008, 19:30
Replies: 127
Views: 59,919
Posted By Hope Light
Chris, you have crystallized this issue for me in...

Chris, you have crystallized this issue for me in that I have no desire for a huge engine and would like to decrease dependency on my main 37 HP Volvo diesel.
Having to find shore power every few...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 13-04-2008, 21:25
Replies: 127
Views: 59,919
Posted By Hope Light
Thanks for your message. I do get the point about...

Thanks for your message. I do get the point about AGMs being able to take a charge faster but also understand they must not be allowed to go too low and must be charged to capacity each time they are...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 13-04-2008, 20:08
Replies: 127
Views: 59,919
Posted By Hope Light
Batteries

Since this is a cruising forum I didn't think I needed to mention that my concern about charging batteries had little to do with shore chargers as they aren't much help between NA and Bermuda nor in...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 13-04-2008, 10:33
Replies: 127
Views: 59,919
Posted By Hope Light
Trend from AGM's back to flooded batteries??

I'm about to invest again in batteries and if cost wasn't an issue would be going for flooded Surrettes again. A friend, who is a marine surveyor in Annapolis, an electrical engineer and a cruising...
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