I've been told it is not safe to directly recharge gel cells from a car's
electrical system...it may be overvoltage part of the time. Anyone know
more?
Greg Edwards
On Wed, 12 Jul 1999, Robert MacKay wrote:
> a really cool feature in the new mercedes SUV is the addition of a second
> cigarette lighter near the rear hatch. Right there when you open up the back
> door.
>
> What a great idea!
>
> I think I'll just go for the costco or target battery pack... should be
> good enough.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <RichardN22@No-Spam>
> To: <sf-bay-tac@No-Spam>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 1999 6:02 PM
> Subject: Question about battery/ inverter capacity
>
>
> > In a message dated 7/12/00 5:55:14 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> rnapo@No-Spam
> > writes:
> >
> > << I've seen it happen, batteries tipping/leaking, a few times to TACies.
> > It happened to Mark W. the last day at Lassen, a couple of weeks ago.
> > It spilled all over carpeting in his SUV.
> >
> > Rich >>
> >
> > Ouch! I bought a battery case from Kragen. Covers the whole thing, and
> then
> > I strap it down when I drive. I don't even move it when I need to use it.
> I
> > don't have to worry about tipping.
> >
> > Richard
> >
> >
>
>