[Milsurplus] Arc-5 not so) Mobile

[D C *Mac* Macdonald]

For my boat, I have bought Optima Group 31
Marine combination starting/deep-cycle batteries.
Not cheap, but lots of capacity and reliability.
About $260 with sales tax here in Oklahoma.

They are totally sealed batteries and can take
a lot of abuse and come back. They should
pretty much avoid problems with out-gassing
of hydrogen!

They sure are heavy, though.

It's always a good idea to use a battery box!
They are really quite inexpensive and I think
you can probably even find them at Wal-Mart.

Mac - K2GKK/5
Oklahoma City



----Original Message Follows----
From: J Forster <jfor at quik.com>
To: "Falls, Jim" <Jim.Falls at conservation.ca.gov>
CC: Milsurplus at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] Arc-5 not so) Mobile
Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2007 13:08:50 -0400

If you want to go the battery route (necessary IMO
for big dynos) you might try going to a boating supply
store.  They have very nice plastic battery cases,
batteries designed for deep cycle use, and terminals
with wing nuts.  First, you will need to secure a line of
credit on your house though, as the stuff is expensive.

Best,
-John


Falls, Jim wrote:

I picked up a pair of 100 Ah gel cells last year
free at a place that cycles them out of comm
equipment on a regular schedule whether they
need it or not. They pay by the pound to get
rid of them. I recycle them when they conk out.

These 2 in parallel run the solid-state gear and
LED task lighting in my shack 24/7 and I occasionally
use them to run my BC-312 when I get the
"authenticity itch."  Still figuring out a "starter
cap" lash-up so I can use a conventional linear
PSU w/o it locking down.

Jim Falls
KG6FWT
Eureka, CA