club powertank battery
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- Dave Lillis
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club powertank battery
well guys,
as you all saw last night, the battery in the powertank is beyond charging.
So, this is what we need.
http://www.kendrickastro.com/astro/batt ... tBatteries
and scroll down to the 33ah battery, 150$, surely we can source something similar somewhere nearby for ALOT cheaper then that.
and here is instructions for changing the battery.
http://www.kendrickastro.com/astro/pdf/ ... _instr.pdf
I've the battery out, so when I get another one, I'll be able to put it in straight away.
for the rest of the observing nights, I'll use my own powertank.
as you all saw last night, the battery in the powertank is beyond charging.
So, this is what we need.
http://www.kendrickastro.com/astro/batt ... tBatteries
and scroll down to the 33ah battery, 150$, surely we can source something similar somewhere nearby for ALOT cheaper then that.
and here is instructions for changing the battery.
http://www.kendrickastro.com/astro/pdf/ ... _instr.pdf
I've the battery out, so when I get another one, I'll be able to put it in straight away.
for the rest of the observing nights, I'll use my own powertank.
Dave L. on facebook, See my images in flickr
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- Dave Lillis
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hey Frank,
I've been charging the battery since end of last week, we ran the scope +dewheater for 2-3 hours and the battery was down to 7.5volts after only 2 hours, i.e. dead as a doornail.
So basically I'm going to visit a few motor factors over the week coming and get a new battery for it,, unless someone somewhere has one they can spare or source cheaply...
I've been charging the battery since end of last week, we ran the scope +dewheater for 2-3 hours and the battery was down to 7.5volts after only 2 hours, i.e. dead as a doornail.
So basically I'm going to visit a few motor factors over the week coming and get a new battery for it,, unless someone somewhere has one they can spare or source cheaply...
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Carrying around my 20" obsession is going to kill me, but what a way to go.
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- Dave Lillis
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thats good stuff Simon, thats another thing ticked off our to-do list
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Carrying around my 20" obsession is going to kill me, but what a way to go.
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- Dave Lillis
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perfect, ready for the BSP and IOM nights.
Dave L. on facebook, See my images in flickr
Carrying around my 20" obsession is going to kill me, but what a way to go.
Carrying around my 20" obsession is going to kill me, but what a way to go.