87 Wayne Lifeguard international S1700 CXXVI

[JakeC]

Haha!!!

[JakeC]

Originally Posted by wmkbailey

I think if someone post an old wise tale to help someone whether right or wrong, so be it. Someone else post the facts, good. Then leave it alone. Let people make the choice. We are all trying to help each other and everyone will believe what they want to believe.

If some dispels something I posted, I leave it alone. I myself will check out what they say and make my own decision.

That is really good advice. Sometimes I need to do a better job heeding it!

[proconsul100]

my sense of humor is pretty bad, I'm just wired different i guess. perhaps I'm a terminal case, but be the responses positive or negative, i still appreciate them.

[Malkieri]

We should take care that we don't get too amp'd up and transform into insulated cells with short tempers.

[Redbear]

Gosh, I don't view the threads for a day or two and I can't stay current on the postings.
I do get a charge out of Malkieri's alternate insulator, though.

[proconsul100]

i love all your posts, every time i see a new one, all of my resistance fades. you guys generate some good ones

[PDBreske]

Originally Posted by JakeC

Erg... I don't want to drag this out, cause I really don't care that much...just consider this and reread the posts and how we got on this subject. What happens when someone is trying to help and give advice, but they are emphatically stating an old wives tale as fact. That hinders the person with the problem and helps spread ignorance. I think it is important to correct/debate in that case. Just my opinion. I do see your point and feel it is valid. There are a couple here who seem to feel the need to correct EVERYTHING and share their vast wisdom. That gets annoying

I have to agree. Whenever someone tells me a bit of advice based on their statistical sample of one, I question it. I don't normally spit venom right back in their face until I've researched it (and I always research it), but I do try to stop the spread of ignorance when I can.

What really gets my goat is when that same person then tries to disprove my careful research by retelling their personal anecdote as evidence that science and facts are wrong. This never ends well. For them.

[proconsul100]

i installed the outlet in the rear of the bus for the AC unit.

[wmkbailey]

What does this have to do with placing batteries on the ground to watch them discharge, oh sorry we hijacked your thread.

Nice outlet.

[proconsul100]

Originally Posted by wmkbailey

What does this have to do with placing batteries on the ground to watch them discharge, oh sorry we hijacked your thread.

Nice outlet.

well, it does involve electricity

[CHEESE_WAGON]

Originally Posted by wmkbailey

What does this have to do with placing batteries on the ground to watch them discharge, oh sorry we hijacked your thread.

Exactly why I bowed out of that particular soon-to-be-argument, but some insist on making it a federal case...

What I can vouch for is the fact that when I worked at AutoZone, we had a special on DuraLast top-post batteries of a certain size group. They were stacked on the concrete floor as a display. EVERY SINGLE ONE of the batteries on the bottom row (that sat on the CONCRETE) had problems. None of the others did. Can anyone EXPLAIN that? Call it what you want. Agree to disagree. Back to the OP's build... What's new?

[Tango]

Likewise here...a buddy owned a half dozen motorcycle shops and learned the same "phenomena" the hard way. For whatever reason, batteries discharge when they sit on concrete floors. Seems counter-intuitive since the cases should act as insulation but it happens all the same. Any rocket scientists out there know why?

[Diesel Dan]

For what it's worth, I found this on snopes: http://www.snopes.com/autos/techno/battery.asp

[proconsul100]

the battery debate is becoming a draining experience, i leave here with a complete lack of energy

[CHEESE_WAGON]

For what it's worth, Snopes has never shown credentials of any sort, shown that any real research is done, who (if anyone) actually checks the facts, nor do they provide proof of why the subject matter is "proven" or "debunked". C'mon, folks, even Mythbusters at least runs a real test and shows scientific evidence to back up their findings. Anyway, I don't think the OP is getting a charge out of this, nor do I think it turns them on... "Type faster, I hear off-subject arguments..."

[PDBreske]

I created a topic on the subject of batteries and concrete floors. I think any further posts about the subject should be entered there so this poor man can have his conversion thread back.

MYTH or FACT: Storing batteries on concrete floors

[proconsul100]

Antenna mostly installed, i still need to mount the amplifier, and run the wiring.

[bansil]

nice,what model is it?

[proconsul100]

Originally Posted by bansil

nice,what model is it?

RV MARINE GLOMEX TV ANTENNA GXV9125EC, 10``+ GXV9124 MOUNT+ GAIN CONTROL

1. Antenna 2. Amplifier 12/24 gain control 3. 66` (20 mt) coax cable 4. 5` (1.5 mt) coax cable TV set cord 5. Wall and flush amplifier mounts 6. F type gold plated connectors 7. MOUNT 9124


Product Details
Antenna Type: TV
Antenna Size: 10"
Included Amplifier: GX50023/98EC
Angle of Reception: 360 deg
Frequency Range: 40-890 Mhz
Noise Factor: 2.2 dB
Impedance: 75 ohms
Gain Average: 26 dB
Power Consumption: 20 mA
Power Supply: 12VDC
Base Diameter: 1" (25mm)
Antenna Height: 5" (120mm)
Warranty: Lifetime
Weight: 1.250 lbs.

they say it is RV/Marine, but neither the box, instructions, nor anyone on line mentions using it on an RV. Lots of people using them on their boats.

[JakeC]

Originally Posted by proconsul100

the battery debate is becoming a draining experience, i leave here with a complete lack of energy

Hahaha!!!!