Guilt as charged! But unlike my shorts, my vehicle doesn't suffer any
holes in the floor. It's a NAS (North American Spec) Defender 90,
lined with a real heavy rubber lining that covers the rear interior
floor.
NAS D90 in the dunes south of the border:
http://exerro.com/galleries/mexico200303/mex15.htm
No, this is NOT the ultimate soaring vehicle...sadly. The wheelbase is
only 92", so it can just barely carry a couple of unlimited planes
(diagonally) and a driver. A 110 would be the better solution.
--Jim
On May 22, 2005, at 5:57 AM, Steve Meyer wrote:
Whoever moves a liquid lead acid battery around without a battery box
is a fool. Their vehicle must be full of white spots and holes in the
floor.
http://www.acehardware.com/product/index.jsp?
productId=1296485&cp=1254885.1255161.1260970&parentPage=family
At 01:08 PM 5/21/2005, Jim Laurel wrote:
For our club winches at SASS, we use pairs of Trojan 6v batteries,
wired in series. These are powerful and durable, but they do get to
be a mess when carried around to and from the field for charging.
I’ve already burned a hole in my shorts from the acid.
For my personal winch, I use blue top Optimas, which are just
fantastic. They are compact, and never leak. Each one seems to have
plenty of power for a day of flying for 5-6 open class planes. I
usually bring two for a full day of flying with friends. I tried the
yellow top deep cycle and found that they didn’t seem to give as much
torque. The blue tops are deep cycle/starting marine batteries.
--Jim Laurel
From: David Whitaker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, May 20, 2005 3:43 PM
To: RCSE
Subject: [RCSE] Winch Batteries
I know this was discussed some time ago. And I didn't pay attention
then. Now I need the information. What is the best battery to use
for winches.
Thanks
Dave W
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