Steve wrote: > I guess that also answers the question I wanted to ask you about how > much water the pump moves. > 400 gph? I guess my cockpit is ~ 30 gal, so > it could empty it in 4-5 minutes, right? Of course, it would only be > about 1/2 full, and I displace a little (OK, maybe more than a little) > myself. Does this calculation make sense? > > Steve Mine is empty in about 3-4 minutes I think. Never timed it. If not for it sitting on top of my truck for my trip out in the morning, I'd fill it up and time it. I found the posts on charging batteries very informative. I thought I had a gel cell battery but now I think it could be a glass mat battery. It looked like a sand that turned to gel when I added the acid though. The reason I'm having second thoughts on its construction is the charging instructions on the top of the battery: STD: 0.4A X 5~10h or QUICK: 4.0A X 30 min. I wouldn't expect a gel cell to be capable of a quick charge with the damage that could be caused. I've never felt the battery get warm while charging, but I have felt my marine deep cycle (wet) battery get warm. 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 Fri Feb 05 1999 - 14:35:38 PST
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