I'd like to see a photo of the slider arrangement you mentioned about
seventy-three posts ago.

Karl Wolz

----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Reed" <joe.reed@MINDSPRING.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, August 03, 2001 8:45 AM
Subject: Re: insane AC idea

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Beierl" <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Friday, August 03, 2001 11:29 AM
> Subject: Re: insane AC idea
>
>
> > At 11:23 AM 8/3/2001, Joe Reed wrote:
> > > > We're using a second, deep-cycle 72-amp hour battery (dedicated to
the
> > > > a/c -- we're not using the Vanagon car battery) which at 100 amps
> provides
> > >a
> > > > cycle of 7.2 hours of continuous draw before requiring charging.
> > >
> > >
> > >Not *completely stupid*, just got happy with the "0" key -- that's a
> > >*10-amp* load, of course, for a 7.2 hour cycle...not 100-amp load!!
> >
> > Danger, Will Robinson -- your six amps at the A/C is going to translate
to
> > at least 60 at the battery.
> >
> > d
> >
> >
> > David Beierl - Providence, RI
> >   http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/
> > '84 Westy "Dutiful Passage"
> > '85 GL "Poor Relation"
>
> Again, I'm just the guy with the fire extinguisher and a camera...all of
> these points above are well made, as are the others I've received so far,
> and I am compiling them to supply to the brains of the outfit (once he
> sobers up).
>
> One reason for putting the idea out here is that I knew I could count on
> invaluable advice/info from you great folks. Of course we're not sure it
> will work and it has only run successfully for all of about 10 hours -- in
2
> hour increments @ 94 degrees F. That's a good temperature load, but not
much
> in the way of long-term readiness testing.
>
> If nothing else, it supplies ample excuse for a bunch of us to escape the
> house on the weekends (well, their houses...I get to stay home but since I
> live alone, that's cool) and putz around with this crazy project. If it
> works, great -- if not, I have a window unit I can plug in while I'm
camped
> near power.
>
> Thanks to all so far -- keep those critical notions coming...afraid the
only
> thing I'm capable of offering in return is computer advice or chord
> progression analysis of Bach fugues. Pmail me for either anytime!