| Towd Battery - was on the way to Chippewa [message #262682] |
Tue, 23 September 2014 20:38  |
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Matt Colie
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J Seay wrote on Tue, 23 September 2014 21:01I wonder if a small 5 watt solar panel would keep the toad batteries happy?
Jay,
First - You highjacked a thread so a lot of the readers will never read your question.
Second - If you mean sitting still - Yes
- If you mean as a towd and running the brakes - No Chance.
Matt
Matt & Mary Colie - Chaumière -'73 Glacier 23 - Members GMCMI, GMCGL, GMCES
Electronically Controlled Quiet Engine Cooling Fan with OE Rear Drum Brakes with Applied Control Arms
SE Michigan - Near DTW - Twixt A2 and Detroit
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| Re: [GMCnet] Towd Battery - was on the way to Chippewa [message #262687 is a reply to message #262682] |
Tue, 23 September 2014 21:31  |
powerjon
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Jay,
I used to tow a Honda FIT which had a battery to size of a large motorcycle and it would get run down by my braking system. My previous Toad was a Chevy Tracker and it also was hard on the battery when towing all day long and using the brakes in the mountains. The second year towing the FIT I installed a TOAD-CHARGE system to charge the little battery going down the road. This system really works and I moved it to the new Honda CR-V. I am also adding a vacuum pump to enhance the braking system.
http://www.lslproducts.net/ToadChargePage.html
To buy just the unit itself which I did as they wanted way too much for the wiring and stuff see below or you can go down to parts and accessories and look at Charge controller alone.
https://www.2checkout.com/checkout/purchase
JR Wright
78 Buskirk Stretch
75 Avion
Michigan
On Sep 23, 2014, at 9:38 PM, Matt Colie wrote:
> J Seay wrote on Tue, 23 September 2014 21:01
>> I wonder if a small 5 watt solar panel would keep the toad batteries happy?
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> Jay,
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> First - You highjacked a thread so a lot of the readers will never read your question.
> Second - If you mean sitting still - Yes
> - If you mean as a towd and running the brakes - No Chance.
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> Matt
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| Re: [GMCnet] Towd Battery - was on the way to Chippewa [message #262699 is a reply to message #262687] |
Wed, 24 September 2014 00:08 |
roy1
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The way I did my toad charge system was to connect a 20 amp circuit breaker at the GMC isolator (engine battery) using #14 wire ran it to the toad battery with another 20amp circuit breaker at the toad battery problem solved.
Roy Keen
Minden,NV
76 X Glenbrook
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| Re: Towd Battery - was on the way to Chippewa [message #262722 is a reply to message #262719] |
Wed, 24 September 2014 09:17 |
jknezek
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J Seay wrote on Wed, 24 September 2014 09:55Matt Colie wrote on Tue, 23 September 2014 20:38J Seay wrote on Tue, 23 September 2014 21:01I wonder if a small 5 watt solar panel would keep the toad batteries happy?
Jay,
First - You highjacked a thread so a lot of the readers will never read your question.
Second - If you mean sitting still - Yes
- If you mean as a towd and running the brakes - No Chance.
Matt
Hijacked?
Didn't mean to offend the thread police.
JS
Don't be offended. Hijacked is just the term used to describe when a thread about one topic goes off on a tangent or ends up on another topic altogether. It's a universal term...
Thanks,
Jeremy Knezek
1976 Glenbrook
Birmingham, AL
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