[Rhodes22-list] GPS Map 76 battery issue

[Bob Weber]

Wally, the "house" power is a conundrum.  I have a 1 year old battery.  I 
could not tell you brand or output (deep cycle).  I suspect that the solor 
charger is either overcharging it or not working.  I am leaning toward 
overcharging since I will have power next week when I go out.  It just has 
less and less staying power.  I bought a thing a madig that goes between the 
charger and battery to prevent overcharging.  I have not installed it yet 
but hope that will fix my problem when I buy the next battery.  When I 
bought the boat I asked Stan whether I needed a two battery setup and he did 
not think so.  The maximum load occures when I spend the night.  I will sail 
with nav lights, Vhf, Stereo, and GPS or CD Player plugged into the 12V for 
a few hours.  At dock I will have the house lights, stereo on.  Lately I 
know it is bed time when the house lights dim so much that I can no longer 
read.  The next day I would leave off all power until I absolutely need 
music.  I will get the same results the following night.  I have a handheld 
VHF for backup and I guess I could avoid sailing at night but I refuse to 
sail with out music.  Any advice is appreciated.  As far as the GPS, I get 
about 1 1/2 sails out of a set of disposable batteries, not the 12 hours 
they advertise.   Bob

>From: "Wally Buck" <tnrhodey at hotmail.com>
>Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] GPS Map 76 battery issue
>Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2004 14:58:02 -0400
>
>Bob,
>
>I run mine off rechargeable batteries and don’t have any problems. My 
>camera, mini CD player and GPS all use AA batteries. I rotate about 12 
>rechargeable batteries for all three devices. I put freshly charged 
>batteries in Saturday morning. I sailed for 4 hours Saturday and 7 hours 
>Sunday using same batteries.
>
>Why did everything go dead?
>
>Wally
>
>
>>From: "Bob Weber" <ruba1811 at hotmail.com>
>>Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>>To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>>Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] I must apologize to the list.
>>Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2004 11:08:41 -0500
>>
>>Wally, I got the same GPS and I am having major battery life issues.  My 
>>log says 320 km but I am sure there have been a 100 miles of sailing done 
>>with the sucker shut down with dead batteries.  I have the 12 v plug in 
>>but then I cant run my cd player.  I had every single electrical peice of 
>>equipment go dead on me Saturday night at Midnight.  I was exactly in the 
>>middle of the lake with my Wife, Baby, dog, and a friend.  It was like a 
>>solor shower just drained everything with in a half hour.  I was wondering 
>>if you had the same issues.  I know when the batteries are about done 
>>because the unit shuts down when you push a button and poof, black screen 
>>of death.  Bob
>>
>>>From: "Wally Buck" <tnrhodey at hotmail.com>
>>>Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>>>To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>>>Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] I must apologize to the list.
>>>Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2004 11:49:35 -0400
>>>
>>>Rummy,
>>>
>>>I need to check my log but last time I looked I was well over 1000 miles 
>>>YTD! I got a GPS Map 76 for Christmas last year. The trip log feature, 
>>>tracks, and speed information are about the only things I use it for. It 
>>>is pretty hard to get lost on the river.
>>>
>>>Wally
>>>
>>>
>>>>From: R22RumRunner at aol.com
>>>>Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>>>>To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>>>>Subject: [Rhodes22-list] I must apologize to the list.
>>>>Date: Sat, 9 Oct 2004 20:59:13 EDT
>>>>
>>>>Everybody knows of my extreme hate for politics and politicians. So, I 
>>>>must
>>>>apologize for expressing my opinions over the past week or so. I have 
>>>>finished
>>>>venting and will no longer respond to political discussions.
>>>>Speaking of sailing. Friday was a pleasant day. I spent most of it 
>>>>sailing in
>>>>12 mph winds and today was almost a carbon copy, but not as much sun. I
>>>>checked my gps this afternoon and after keeping track of my sailing 
>>>>miles since May
>>>>22nd, I have logged an amazing 662.38 miles. I guess we know who spends 
>>>>more
>>>>time sailing than most on this list.
>>>>
>>>>Rummy
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