[Rhodes22-list] Yamaha model #

L. Sailor watermusic38 at yahoo.com
Tue Aug 1 21:00:30 EDT 2006


Does anyone have the model # of the discontinued 9.9
Yamaha OB that enables he controls to be moved?

elle



--- Bud <budconnor at earthlink.net> wrote:

> Mike,
>   JC Whitney offers several 12V fluorescent lights
> available from 6 to 
> 30 watts, you will find them in the RV section.
> Thinking about it, it would be nice to mount a pair
> under the cockpit 
> seats or tucked up just into the coamings for some
> nice indirect lighting.
> 
> -Bud
> 
> Michael D. Weisner wrote:
> 
> >From: "John Lock" <jlock at relevantarts.com>
> >
> >{clip}
> >
> >  
> >
> >>>Secondly, when properly installed, LEDs should
> give considerable power
> >>>saving over incandescent lamps as a result of the
> collimination of the
> >>>      
> >>>
> >light
> >  
> >
> >>>output.  Less lumens are required to cover the
> same distance and make the
> >>>point source of light appear brighter (without
> any reflector or lens),
> >>>      
> >>>
> >even
> >  
> >
> >>>if they are not.
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>True, when you need a point source of light (as
> for reading).  Not
> >>suitable for navigation.  But for cabin lighting,
> I'd think one of
> >>the T8 compact fluorescent units would have
> greater coverage at less
> >>power consumption.  Yes?
> >>
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >I would not recommend using a fluorescent lamp
> onboard as I have found them
> >to be unreliable in high humidity environments. 
> Someone once attempted to
> >explain to me that a fluorescent tube required a
> good ground reference
> >(fixture) to light properly.  OTOH, I do use a
> portable fluorescent while
> >camping and the only objections I have are the
> squeal of the oscillator in
> >the AC inverter and the flicker as the battery gets
> low.  I suspect that the
> >inverter efficiency is probably only about 60%,
> making fluorescents less
> >desirable from a power consumption standpoint. 
> Does anyone have figures on
> >it?
> >
> >Mike
> >
> >
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