[Please remove all old content that is not pertinent to your reply including old headers and footers. It's list policy.... this post was modified to meet policy] Hi Dana, Thanks for your interest and the comment. I guess it's not clear in my text or in the photos, but there are actually two 6 AA cell battery holders in the Micro Box, wired in series. Rechargable AAs are 1.2 volts rather than 1.5 volts like alkaline. So 12 x 1.2 volts = 14.4 volts. One other possibility I'm going to experiment with: I used the batteries fresh out of the packs, without recharging them, since they're supposed to self-discharge only very slowly. I'll charge them up fully and run things again. Cheers, Philip -----Original Message----- From: dana.dickson_at_unisys.com Based on the photo of your battery pack, it looks like you are running a 12 volt pump with a less than eight volt power pack. That will greatly reduce the pump capacity. The pump will probably take normal 12 volt lead acid battery voltage of 14.4 volts without burnout problems. Increasing your power supply voltage will have more effect on the pump flow rate than marginal increases in flow due to changes in flow resistance in the hose and outlet fittings. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Apr 18 2007 - 20:08:15 PDT
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