Date:         Fri, 16 Jun 2000 00:27:01 EDT
Reply-To:     THX0980@aol.com
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From:         Beckett Cantrell <THX0980@aol.com>
Subject:      Re: dual battery? hobigesuss!/Lets try this again!
Comments: To: marcperdue@adelphia.net
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It would appear that some more clarification is in order. The Hella kit will
Charge the aux. batt. @ aprox. 15amps. That is charge Only. The accessories
you run off of the aux. batt have Nothing What-So-Ever to do with the Hella
kit, and everything to do with the batt.'s rating. If your aux. batt. is
rated at, lets just say, 150amp/hrs, then you can expect to get just that,
ie, you could run an accessory that draws 1 amp for 150hrs, or an accessory
that draws 10amps for 15hrs, or any given combination up to the max capacity
of said batt. The Hella kit has nothing to do with the out-put of the batt,
just its charge rate! Exactly where am I losing everybody with this? Just
because the Hella is rated at 15amps, does not mean that you can't run your
stereo, inverter, coffee pot, lighting, fans,etc. at the same time. The only
thing you need worry about is exceeding the rated capacity of your aux. batt.
And what is this bashing  Ron at the Bus Depot? Just because some people
don't understand what they are talking about does not mean they should make
it sound like Ron is selling an inferior product. Just run a 10ga. wire from
your aux. batt. to a seperate fuse box and add accessories to your hearts
content. Again: THE HELLA KIT ONLY EFFECTS RATE OF CHARGE!!!!!! NOT TOTAL
USABLE AMPS!!!! That is determined by the rating of the aux. batt.
Hoping this clears it up,
Beckett