Re: [Paddlewise] Sleep Apnia

From: Knapp Hudson <knapph_at_maine.rr.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 19:52:11 -0400
I have sleep apnea. I have been on trips using a marine battery with my
CPAP. The CPAP I have can use either AC or DC current. For camping I bought
an attachment that will allow me to use either the outlet in a car or
connect the CPAP to a battery using terminal clamps. A battery would usually
last me about 5 nights; I do not remember the amps of the battery I was
using. On two 10 day trips in Belize were traveling out of a base camp that
allowed me to use solar and wind power to recharge the battery.

The manufacturer of my CPAP, Medtronics, has all the attachments available
to use it this way. I am sure someone could rig these connectors together,
just make sure it is fused. The newsgroups on apnea and on telescopes, we
need batterys there also, have all kinds of suggestions for using batteries
in the field to power gagets. The important part is to have a small CPAP
with a DC connection.

Knapp Hudson
Portland, ME


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