[aprssig] Anyone running APRS on a LCD in a car ?

[Tim Cwik]

Thanks Dave,

On 2006.01.24 09:40, Dave Baxter wrote:
> How are you charging the battery?  If just a split charge from the car,
> it'll never fill right up.
> 
I am using the output of a charger in the car intended to charge a battery  
used to power brakes on trailer.

> Check out the marrine industry, they've generaly got it sorted, but you
> can have up to 16V on the battery during part of the charge cycle.
> 

This is my next step after replacing the battery. It may be that the charger  
in the car is not optimized for the marine deep cycle battery I am using.  
Research for another project suggests that it is better to have a smart  
charger that allows some amount of discharge before the bringing the battery  
back up to full charge rather than relying on charging whenever the car is  
running.

> And as in another post.  Check all your grounds are good.  Immagine what
> can happen if the battery ground strap (or another) fail at some point.
> 

Yes, very important. This should be the first advice for any installation in  
cars. Also important to be sure ground leads are fused close to the aux  
battery.

TIm N2LTQ

> Dave G0WBX
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Tim Cwik [mailto:tcwik at stnhbr.com]
> > My calculations suggest I should be able to run for about 36
> > hours but I get nowhere near that. I currently suspect I may
> > have a bad batery.
> >
> > TIm
> > N2LTQ
> 
> 

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