T-Pain Is On A Boat: [Electric Boats] Re: Bermuda 30 conversion

Friday, May 7, 2010

[Electric Boats] Re: Bermuda 30 conversion

36V...amps go up as volts go down...

--- In electricboats@yahoogroups.com, "acsarfkram" <acsarfkram@...> wrote:
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> Keith,
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> What is your, "~2 hours @4kts (55amp draw)" referring to? Seems like a lot of amps to drive 4 knots.
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> Mark
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> --- In electricboats@yahoogroups.com, "aweekdaysailor" <aweekdaysailor@> wrote:
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> > Here's an example of the type I'm thinking of - I didn't mean to imply the overall volume was any different - just the dimensions - you can see they are less cubical than conventional VRLA's and so more apt to fit in skinny spots, shallow bilges, etc
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> > http://www.secbattery.com/sec_industrial_battery_company/products_and_services/3,1,312,17,1354.html
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> > 5KWH will give ~2 hours @4kts (55amp draw) give or take - depending on need this can be more than adequate. Would I want more? Always....
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> > The only other alternative is lithium and I think I heard the word "budget" mentioned...Now we can argue that it is, from a TCO perspective, the cheaper alternative, but the upfront investment is what usually turns people away.
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> > -K
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> > --- In electricboats@yahoogroups.com, "Eric" <ewdysar@> wrote:
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> > > Keith,
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> > > Can you give some examples or dimensions of the batteries that you are suggesting?
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