Adelaide Caravan & Camping Show
Submitted: Sunday, Feb 29, 2004 at 12:28
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Russell [Pajero]
5 pavillions, outside exhibits and lots of the same old stuff, $11 per head and $5
parking.
Results after 3 hours:
Millions of pamplets, bloody sore feet, no real specials that I wanted to buy, a few dreams ignited.
Opinion:
Yeah I'd do it again next time, better than sitting on rear end doing nothing or worst still gardening.
Russell
Reply By: Roachie - Sunday, Feb 29, 2004 at 21:02
Sunday, Feb 29, 2004 at 21:02
Went to the 12v
shop.....SWMBO wanted to get me a power pack; only need it to run a versa-lite when
camp fire/cooking/eating area is not near the truck or trailer. She was going to get me a Waeco-type thumper or something for $300+.
After some consideration, I saved her about $250- by suggesting we just get a little 7a/hr 12v sealed unit in a zip-up bag with a single cigi socket in a pocket at one end. It was the last one they had, so the bloke dropped the price from $69- to $55- and that included a short cord with a male cigi plug on both ends for charging up from the truck or camper battery. It should run a 11w flouro for several hours. It had been used throughout the show as their display and had a Lightforce hand held spottie plugged into it. He put the batt on the multimeter before giving it to me and it still showed 12.58v after a few days of intermittent use.
BTW...aren't those big Lightforce handheld (the 240's) bloody brilliant???
Cheers,
Roachie
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Follow Up By: Phil G - Monday, Mar 01, 2004 at 08:13
Monday, Mar 01, 2004 at 08:13
Roachie, I've been using those 7Ah gel cells for years. Fantastic. Jaycars make a very neat bag and socket for them, and as you say, a simple lead can be used to charge them.
Mine sit on 13.2 volts when fully charged, which is greater than my car battery's 12.8. So I recharge them through a relay and 3amp self resetting circuitbreaker that only provides power when the ignition is on. Others with the same battery buy a 240v SLA charger and run it off their inverter.
I find I get a good 3 nights if not recharged, but these days, I store them in the car, on the recharging circuit.
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