

| Subject: | Re: Newbie battery questions |
| From: | Richard A Jones |
| Date: | Tue, 15 May 2007 15:22:25 -0600 |
Select your next battery with care. Note that the Interstate
MTP-91 is 6.88" high. The group 41 is 6.63". A while back
folks got excited over the Odyssey 1200, which is 6.80"
high--then found the battery cover wouldn't go back on. We
know the group 41 at 6.63" fits; higher does not.
Bigger is better with batteries--at least in amp-hours and
aux batteries, but figure what you need. I have an Odyssey
925 which is smaller, both in amp-hours and height. It
fits easily into the battery compartment--with the lid. It
runs my lights, CD stereo, and Carver furnace; I wouldn't
ask it to run my fridge. It has about 27 amp-hours in it vs
41+ for the 1200. Here are my electric comsumption figures,
from manuals:
watts amps
85 fridge heater (12V) (7)
0.6 fridge fan (0.05)
0.36 LED lights (0.03)
8 ThinLight (0.67)
(26) stereo (max) 2.2
(30) Carver (max-high) 2.5
(14.4) Carver (max-low) 1.2
I use the stereo at night and the Carver in the morning. ;-)
I could probably go 3 days on my 27 amp-hours without recharging
before it was quiet and I got cold....
Richard
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