Does anyone have experience using gel batteries? Can they be submerged? Or do they have to be sealed from the outside like I am doing with the lantern batteries? I have a Attwood 450 ($9.95 at Wal-mart, but I had to order the hull connector through the internet) and a YT4L-BS (about $35, also from WalMart). The battery is about the size of a single lantern battery. I also outfitted the the kayak with an external power connector (looks like a car cigarette lighter receptacle with a weather flap - about $4 at Wal-mart) so I can plug in other devices like my GPS. So far I've only dunked it in fresh water. No problems with this, but I am concerned what might happen in salt water. Woody *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Jan 12 1999 - 19:08:10 PST
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