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« Reply #25 on: August 29, 2009, 04:39:00 PM » |
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Seems like time for some more. I'm getting the lack of great photography jitters. Um. Yea. Me too. I've been busy in the theatre, doing non motorcycle photography and assisting a good friend who is a fine art photographer doing the art festivals. We've got 3-4 more shows locally over the next 6 weeks. We're also wrenching on her motorhome and equipment getting it ready for another 6000+ miles of journeying all over the middle and western parts of the US in addition to wrenching on mine as well. You didn't think it was all fame and glory being a Nomad did you? 2,250 amps @ 12VDC should keep the systems running for a while: |
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« Reply #26 on: August 29, 2009, 05:41:20 PM » |
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Be carefull or you may end up looking like hangster's bike at night.
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« Reply #27 on: August 29, 2009, 05:57:14 PM » |
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Be carefull or you may end up looking like hangster's bike at night. Two of those are wired together terminal to terminal with 1 gage battery cable. The other battery has an auxiliary start relay that when pushed connects all three together. I get to install two more tomorrow on the other motorhome. |
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« Reply #28 on: August 29, 2009, 06:00:13 PM » |
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That's how the golf cart batteries are wired. Doesn't voltage increase in parallel?
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« Reply #29 on: August 29, 2009, 06:59:24 PM » |
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nope - batteries wired in parallel (positive to positive, negative to negative) make a circuit that retains the same voltage as the battery.
Batteries wired in series (postive to negative to positive, etc.) make a circuit who's voltage is equal to the sum of the batteries.
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« Reply #30 on: August 29, 2009, 07:19:16 PM » |
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batteries wired in parallel (positive to positive, negative to negative) make a circuit that retains the same voltage as the battery. And adds amp/hrs. Two 12V@750A/hr batteries in series = 24V @ 750A/hrs Two 12V@750A/hr batteries in parallel = 12V @ 1500A/hrs There's a little difference in actual numbers due to wire gage, wire length and battery manufacturing differences however it's pretty close. I can easily run 22+ days on 1500 Amp/hrs without recharging in the summer. |
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« Reply #31 on: August 29, 2009, 07:25:56 PM » |
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Mixed series up with parallel, old brain of mine. Least I remembered to bring it up. We don't want you poxed with acid. It might ruin your looks and no more fix the babe's wheels adventures.
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« Reply #32 on: August 29, 2009, 08:18:36 PM » |
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Mixed series up with parallel, old brain of mine. Least I remembered to bring it up. You actually knew there was a difference too (I'm impressed, most people don't know that), you just got the terms mixed up. Not only that but you didn't freak out over it like a lot of people do - I've seen a few people get extremely angry about the made up dangers of shorting any battery terminals together in any form at all...then they go off and put two batteries end to end in their flashlight.  For some of us, big 40-45 pound batteries and sensible precautions is just routine maintenance, not hazards. |
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« Reply #33 on: August 30, 2009, 10:01:39 AM » |
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It was probably needless of me to look over your shoulder anywho. Roll on Beester.
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« Reply #34 on: August 30, 2009, 10:15:02 AM » |
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It was probably needless of me to look over your shoulder anywho. Roll on Beester. Hey, you never know. I left the key in the ignition and the driver door unlocked for 2 weeks straight a while back. Parking brake, transmission in park, wheel chocks, excessive axle support, eat your face off acids, you can bet we're overly cautious even when one of us is putting blocks under the wheel while backing up an inch at a time over dozens of feet. (FWIW, when I jack the wagon for wheel/brake maintenance, I don't play around. I have enough support to hold the entire gross weight of the vehicle off the ground even if one of the jacks fail - typically it's 300-400% excess capacity - nothing's fallen yet) |
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« Reply #35 on: August 30, 2009, 10:24:17 AM » |
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« Reply #36 on: September 13, 2009, 05:40:05 PM » |
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The Nomadic Technician of Freedom Nooo. Mechanics only. Technicians are FORBIDDEN to get within 50 feet on pain of slow death by boiling oil..or preferably worse. I might get a couple wimpy pictures in the next couple days...if I can get time. |
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« Reply #37 on: September 13, 2009, 05:47:13 PM » |
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Even your worst endeavors are far from wimpy. 
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« Reply #38 on: September 14, 2009, 07:26:16 AM » |
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Even your worst endeavors are far from wimpy. +100!!! |
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« Reply #39 on: February 14, 2010, 11:17:03 PM » |
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Followed your thread here from " Bucket list" and that trip is exactly what I'm talking about. deep conversations in the woods when the sun is down and the moon isn't high enough so it's pitch black and all the branches on the trees grow in one direction. Ever come across a place called "yankee lake", there's a lake named dixie above it and needles eye that shut down, my friends and I went camping there when we were little and I can't locate the place any longer. Colleget peaks?idk.
nice pics, very jealous, will be contacting you when I can afford a trip.
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Ride my nighthawk? I'd rather let you ride my wife.
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