[K3PZN-List] Health Dept Drill 12/1 Battery evaluation

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Bill, 

  Did they have any smaller units like a 2kw unit 




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----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Mellema" <mellema at qis.net> 
To: "Philip Karras" <ke3fl at yahoo.com>, "Carroll County Amateur Radio Club" <k3pzn-list at mailman.qth.net> 
Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2012 11:52:31 AM 
Subject: Re: [K3PZN-List] Health Dept Drill 12/1 Battery evaluation 

hey Phil, 

Thought of you yesterday when I was at TSC in Westminster...they have a 
4000 Watt generator on sale for  $329.00 ...not a bad deal...just FYI 

Merry Christmas OM... 

Bill N3WM 


On 12/5/2012 12:54 PM, Philip Karras wrote: 
> Andy, 
> 
> Yup, sounds about right. I think the best solution is for us to bring a battery to any site we're sent to so we know we have a good one, or two. I maintain two 75 AHr deep cycle batts for home use which will probably go up to three now that I have a way to run the sump pump if needed via battery to 2.5KW inverter. 
> 
> Now, I just need a good 500W generator to recharge the batteries efficiently, or at least more so than via the car alternator! Anyone know of one for ~ $300 or less? 
> 
> 73 de KE3FL, 
> Phil 
> AEC Carroll County 
> OES, ORS, & VE 
> http://cs.yrex.com/ke3fl 
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>   
> 
> ________________________________ 
>   From: "wo3l at comcast.net" <wo3l at comcast.net> 
> To: Philip Karras <ke3fl at yahoo.com> 
> Cc: Steve Beckman <n3sb at qis.net>; k3pzn-list at mailman.qth.net 
> Sent: Wednesday, December 5, 2012 6:27 AM 
> Subject: Re: Health Dept Drill 12/1 Battery evaluation 
>     
> 
> Thanks Phil, I think everyone noted the battery wasn't going to do much.  I'm not sure I'd recommend staging a battery in these kits given that there isn't going to be a way to keep them floated in the long run so they'll just be dead if we went to use them. If we feel strongly that we need to keep batteries on hand I think we'd be better off making a battery charging shelf in the bunker for it so we are at least looking at them from time to time for bulges and other signs of impending failure. I think I'd prefer to not keep them around since they are perishable and hazardous. 
> 
> Andy 
> 
> 
> ________________________________ 
> From: "Philip Karras" <ke3fl at yahoo.com> 
> To: k3pzn-list at mailman.qth.net 
> Cc: "Andy Leeds" <wo3l at comcast.net>, "Steve Beckman" <n3sb at qis.net> 
> Sent: Wednesday, December 5, 2012 5:15:46 AM 
> Subject: Health Dept Drill 12/1 Battery evaluation 
> 
> 
> Problems with the Battery supplied: 
> 
> 1. We found the battery was dead. If this is a lead acid battery it probably won't be much good in an emergency since it will probably be dead at that time & not be able to be brought back to a useable condition. 
>   
> 2. Even in top condition the battery is too small to do much good if power failed for an extended period of time. 
>   
> Suggestion: 
> A larger deep-cycle battery, about 20 - 30 AHr size, on float charge would be a better choice. Even on float charge it would need to be checked every year to be sure it was still in usable condition. 
>   
> 73 de KE3FL, 
> Phil 
> AEC Carroll 
>   County 
> OES, ORS, & VE 
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