When drawing on a battery for HF use, the RED top or starting battery is the way to go. A deep cycle doesn't fit the bill. For a better explanation of the point check Allan Applegate's website on mobile HF operations and installations. http://www.k0bg.com/ Check his section on BATTERIES. '73, Mike
-----Original Message----- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:repeater-buil...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of rman09876 Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2009 8:10 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] battery The red top optima's are for starting, blue top is starting and deep cycling, and the yellow top is the deep cycle version. If you use a starting battery for deep cycling, you will really shorten it's life. Pete Michael Ryan wrote: > > Have you looked at OPTIMA Batteries? These are AGM type ( no venting > at all necessary ). They have different styles and types, deep cycle > (Blue Label) or as in my case I used the RED TOP in my car for hf > mobile uses. Take at a look. http://www.optimabatteries.com/ > <http://www.optimabatteries.com/> > > - Mike > > *From:* Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com > [mailto:repeater-buil...@yahoogroups.com] *On Behalf Of *TGundo 2003 > *Sent:* Wednesday, December 02, 2009 4:00 PM > *To:* Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com > *Subject:* Re: [Repeater-Builder] battery > > >In the past, I have used marine type battery boxes for radio > installations >and I usually vented it outside by cutting a hole in > the battery box top >and affixing a flexible vent line to the outside. > > This is what I was thinking of doing. Glad to see someone else had the > same idea. > > Thanks! > > Tom > > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus > signature database 4656 (20091202) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com <http://www.eset.com> > > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4656 (20091202) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4656 (20091202) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4656 (20091202) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com
