I need one of those for my GL :) Javier. On Tue, Nov 8, 2011 at 8:25 AM, Kurt Nolte <vturbine.po...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Not sure if this is true for all buses, but ours have a single bank of > four batteries. Ours are standard 12v lead-acid wet cells, configured into > two parallel sub-banks of two batteries hooked up in parallel. This gives > the system two 12v "rails" to power the accessories, lights and controls, > and by tapping the two banks in series you get the monster 24v rail. > > Our batteries weigh in 2-3 times a standard car battery, two man lift > items. 770 cca and a large four digit amp-hour rating. Hefty SOBs for sure, > and they can really power a bus. I have seen an alternator exciter go out > mid shift, the bus finished six hours on battery alone... > > Kurt > > On Nov 8, 2011 8:04 AM, "Allen Thomas" <althomas...@gmail.com> wrote: > > ** > Thanks for the clarification Kurt. I was concerned he charge the battery > with a 24V charger. Especially if he started the bike while hooked up to > the charger. I could see that burning out bulbs and frying wires. Btw do > they step down a 24V battery bank to get 12V, or do they have two banks of > batteries? Just curious. > > > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T > ------------------------------ > *From: * Kurt Nolte <vturbine.po...@gmail.com> > *Sender: * nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com > *Date: *Tue, 8 Nov 2011 07:38:13 -0500 > *To: *<nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com> > *ReplyTo: * nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com > *Subject: *Re: RE: [Nighthawk Lovers] lost head light and running lights . > > > > Some bus systems run 12v, others 24v, so usually the power strips have > posts for both. On ours, on... > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Love... > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle... > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
