Date:         Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:51:22 -0800
Reply-To:     neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: deep cycle: best place to put? best size?
Comments: To: Sheilah Rogers <sheilah@sheilah.org>
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On 3/17/10, Sheilah Rogers <sheilah@sheilah.org> wrote:
> hey listizens,
>
> so i'm moving my second battery around. anyone care to share the perfect
> solution for this?


Maybe not perfect, but so far, a regular "car" battery under driver
seat is fine for LED, radio, DVD (small portable player), sink pump.
Lot's of variables in how one uses their battery power, but for me,
this was fine for 2 days. (light stayed orange)  Likely ok for 3.


> 4/ i'll probably have installed a second car lighter in the back so that
> i'll have a closer place to hook things in for power. apparently the walls
> back there are thicker than the install packet provides for (to ... uhm, i
> think.. ground it or something.) so has anyone found the "perfect location"
> for their second lighter install?


I installed my cig outlet at the raised bit, ~ mid point on spice rack
mostly for small charging type appliances. They fit in rack, up out of
the way when on the road. The only time wires run "down" is with DVD
player.

+ wire runs behind fridge and water tank, up/along back of small rear
cubby inside a piece of EMT pipe, up behind closet, (or was it inside
protected?) then through small copper pipe at "V" of spice rack to
outlet. Works for me, but most would likely see this routing a minor
PITA and quite possibly overkill in terms of protecting the wire. One
thing I need to install are "sides" to protect outlet. Unlikely
anything would damage it up there though.

Neil.

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