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Subject:Re: When the wind blows
From:Jeffrey Vickers
Date:Sun, 22 Feb 2009 20:19:37 -0800

I have a 30 amp 110V battery charger onboard and I routed the lead for
that to the license plate door from under my rear seat where my aux
battery lives. The license plate door gives you easy access and a
discreet location. I hide a key near the door too - but don't tell
anyone. = )

Jeff
On Feb 22, 2009, at 7:55 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote:

> Date:    Sun, 22 Feb 2009 21:03:59 -0500
> From:    Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
> Subject: When the wind blows
>
> Okay, I know someone has done this before. Dave Baker perhaps....
>
> For camping, there are some campgrounds that I have been to that don't
> allow the user of generators (well infernal combustion ones at least.)
> I acquired an Air-X wind turbine and now am pondering how neatly I can
> route the cables into my Westy. In an ideal world, I'd have a plug on
> the outside that would simply connect into my batteries on the inside.
> Maybe by replacing the fresh water intake port, or the water tank fill
> up spigot.
>
> I'd really like to get this operational for this year's camping
> season.

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