antc
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Post by antc on Jan 5, 2011 15:36:47 GMT
Hello all In the process of the winter refit and I have had some old 110ah leisure battery in which now will only stay charged for about 10minits, what is everyone elce using as a power source? Will a 80ah battery last the 15 hours that the rti may last running VHF, stero, nav lights, instruments etc?
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Post by martin on Jan 5, 2011 18:28:21 GMT
Well 80Ah, should do it, unless the weather really closes in you won't be using the lights, this will be June after all. VHF will only be on receive, and the stereo? you have a stereo?
I'm surprised you have a battery that big, in is what is a relatively small boat. I'm running off a motorcycle battery, roughly 12 amp hours.
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Post by hittboy on Jan 11, 2011 11:42:14 GMT
Same. I have a tiny battery from a fire alarm system that gets taken home and charged once in a while. I use a hand held VHF, but this tiny battery will run the log and depth sounder for months if I'm careful with the lights!
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guy
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Post by guy on Jan 13, 2011 9:30:42 GMT
We use an 80Ah battery and have found it to hold enough charge to last for a passage of 36 hours (over 2 nights) with no problem, although obviously we took care to minimize usage. We also run VHF, instruments, nav lights and stereo.
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chaos
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Batteries
May 10, 2014 10:44:52 GMT
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Post by chaos on May 10, 2014 10:44:52 GMT
Dear all, Very recently I became a new eboat owner. I myself am in the procces of deciding what battery to get for my boat!?....I a I will be using the battery for lights,instruments,gps,radio,marifoon etc. I have read about the deep cycle battery but then again what size etc. Thanks for the help!
I have tons of other questions one of which I will address here! As we were lowering the mast down by the mast base (the part that keeps the mast to the deck) one eye where the screw comes through broke! ;( I have some solutions for it but my first question is does anyone have a spare mast base? If not do you have any ideas where I could get one...any help..highly appreciated!!!
Thanks!!
Chaos
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