On Sat, 16 Sep 2006 22:47:22 GMT, ml wrote:

how did you come by this kinda cable?

Hi Myles,

Just wire. Speaker cable if I recall. Its the connector plugs that
are what I paid attention to. They are properly called "anderson type
disconnect" or "fork lift connectors." The specific SMH boxed part
no. is SY6319G1. An example is found at:
http://www.electricvehiclesusa.com/p.../ds-124103.htm
and is rated at 50A.

ive seen these batteries alot so to get
12volts (ish) you have to put them in series so then you only end up
w/25amps no? and i am guessing your load isn't 25amps

In series, yes. A standard configuration.

The load can be intermittent to 25A, and it is the peaks that can pull
the voltage and push a circuit into reset. One of my rigs is a Drake
TR7 that I had to rebuild. It will output 150W.

my goal was to get a few days of normal op on battery a little math
showed i'd need to dedicate a room for the batteries and my budget will
go bust just on those 2 d sized units which i havn't found around nyc
'used'''

That's hard to believe, especially when I found two batteries for the
price of less than one cell. (Of course, I also get to rummage
through a store called Boeing Surplus. Avionics trash is other
industry's gold.) Most folks simply buy a deep cycle RV or Marine
battery.

73's
Richard Clark, KB7QHC