Date:         Wed, 20 Oct 2004 15:02:50 -0700
Reply-To:     Yoel and Tina Crane <yoelandtina@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Yoel and Tina Crane <yoelandtina@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Dual Battery Installation Instructions on Ebay
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We bought a wiring "kit" from wirewerksperformance.com -- we also got
a link to a diagram that might be useful.

http://wirewerksperformance.com/images/Schematics/

YT

On Wed, 20 Oct 2004 22:48:41 +0200, Robin Oomkes <roomkes@zonnet.nl> wrote:
> Jim Felder wrote:
> >
> > We use only fluorescents (two two-tubes) and LEDs (six)  for interior
> > lights. We watch DVDs etc., charge phones and so forth through a 400W
> > inverter that's off when we're not using it. We've stayed several days,
> > run through a tank of water, had light and kitchen/heater exhaust fans
> > (4" computer fans) all night and some of the day.
>
> that's my tactic when using the 2nd battery of my Westy, too. It mainly has
> to power the Eberspacher diesel heater but so far I've been able to avoid
> using an inverter by getting all my chargers in the 12V DC-versions. If you
> get a (universal) lap top charger and mobile phone charger that run on 12V
> (found both in Dutch auto parts store, EUR 25 and EUR 5 respectively), a 12V
> penlite battery charger for the GPS and digital camera (EUR 20 in a dept
> store), and a small 12V color TV (that was more expensive...) then you don't
> need an inverter. (I suppose we agree that a microwave is hardly doable
> whatever battery option you choose).
>
> I just don't like using inverters for doing stupid things like transforming
> 12V DC into 120 or 220V AC, just to have my phone or laptop charger
> transform it back to low voltage DC again... Just feel how hot the inverter
> gets and how much energy you lose in the process!
>
> Just my EUR 0.02...
>
> Robin
>
> 1988 Westy TD 'Joker'
> 2003 BMW R1150GS (that happens to use the same silver 12V plug as the Westy,
> so I can use above chargers when on the road with the bike OR with the van!)
>


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Tina and Yoel Crane
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