Del Cecchi wrote:
Mike Romain wrote:
Del Cecchi wrote:
donquijote1954 wrote:
On Jan 12, 11:08 am, Mike Romain wrote:
donquijote1954 wrote:

I go out at night often. In limited lighting it may happen.
That is a perfect reason for having the breaker.



Got it from here...
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/produ...uct_id=5297232
The manufacturer has a Q&A but doesn't address that point...
They don't have up to date schematics on line that I could find,
but the
breaker has your butt covered.



http://www.minnkotamotors.com/produc...pg=stm_riptide

That is a fancy little motor. I like the sacrificial anode. Salt
water
would kill it otherwise.

Mike

Well, thank you one more time. I'll tell you know when it's up and
running. Though I have to order some that stuff through the Internet.

A breaker only adds two connections. And appropriate breakers should
be available at any boat dealer in the area.

No, a breaker usually adds 4 connections, 2 of them 'shaky' ones for
power loss.

The first connection is the cable from the battery, the second
connection is a hinge on the breaker that makes it 'snap' open, the
3rd connection is a set of breaker points and the 4th connection is
the cable out to the motor. (some might be missing the 3rd, the
hinge, most have it)

As anyone who has ever worked with breaker points knows, they arc and
corrode easy and are a 'loss' point for power transfer, so is a hinge.

Add the salt water environment the motor is designed for and unless
you have one very sealed up breaker you are going to up the corrosion
factor to the point of well... When it starts to get hot with use from
too much resistance and the battery 'life' shortens, it will be worn out.

An inline fuse is much better. It is faster to blow and doesn't have
any moving or arcing points. If it blows because of a cross wiring
hookup, it blows. You just carry a spare fuse taped on some place,
hook the cables up right and replace the fuse.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
'New' frame in the works for '08. Some Canadian Bush Trip and Build
Photos: http://mikeromainjeeptrips.shutterfly.com

In my freshwater experience, the fuse holders aren't that great. But
perhaps there are better ones available.

You can now get the large glass fuse ones made for 4 ga. and other large
cables with no spring connections in them for use in high end stereos.
One of these filled with dielectric grease should keep corrosion away.

The older inlines were spring loaded, they don't work well at all on
suspended cables.

What type were you using? That way the OP will know one to avoid.

Mike

On Jan 19, 7:57*pm, Del Cecchi
wrote:
Mike Romain wrote:
Del Cecchi wrote:
donquijote1954 wrote:
On Jan 12, 11:08 am, Mike Romain wrote:
donquijote1954 wrote:

I go out at night often. In limited lighting it may happen.
That is a perfect reason for having the breaker.

Got it from here...
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/produ...uct_id=5297232
The manufacturer has a Q&A but doesn't address that point...
They don't have up to date schematics on line that I could find, but
the
breaker has your butt covered.

http://www.minnkotamotors.com/produc...pg=stm_riptide

That is a fancy little motor. *I like the sacrificial anode. *Salt
water
would kill it otherwise.

Mike

Well, thank you one more time. I'll tell you know when it's up and
running. Though I have to order some that stuff through the Internet.

A breaker only adds two connections. *And appropriate breakers should
be available at any boat dealer in the area.

No, a breaker usually adds 4 connections, 2 of them 'shaky' ones for
power loss.

The first connection is the cable from the battery, the second
connection is a hinge on the breaker that makes it 'snap' open, the 3rd
connection is a set of breaker points and the 4th connection is the
cable out to the motor. *(some might be missing the 3rd, the hinge, most
have it)

As anyone who has ever worked with breaker points knows, they arc and
corrode easy and are a 'loss' point for power transfer, so is a hinge.

Add the salt water environment the motor is designed for and unless you
have one very sealed up breaker you are going to up the corrosion factor
to the point of well... When it starts to get hot with use from too much
resistance and the battery 'life' shortens, it will be worn out.

An inline fuse is much better. *It is faster to blow and doesn't have
any moving or arcing points. *If it blows because of a cross wiring
hookup, it blows. *You just carry a spare fuse taped on some place, hook
the cables up right and replace the fuse.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
'New' frame in the works for '08. *Some Canadian Bush Trip and Build
Photos:http://mikeromainjeeptrips.shutterfly.com

In my freshwater experience, the fuse holders aren't that great. *But
perhaps there are better ones available.- Hide quoted text -

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No, I'm not motoring yet. It has to do with budgets...

Ready tomorrow, but this battery box seems to address the fuse
issue...

http://www.boatersoutlet.com/index.a...OD&ProdID=1646

The rating is not that great though...

http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/st...earchR esults

donquijote1954 wrote:

No, I'm not motoring yet. It has to do with budgets...

Ready tomorrow, but this battery box seems to address the fuse
issue...


That is one serious piece of Junk.

You want to keep to the KISS principal or keep it simple smart guy.
Every connection you have is a power loss point and corrosion point,
especially near salt water.

Mike

On Jan 19, 7:57=A0pm, Del Cecchi
Del Cecchi wrote:

Del? What you do'in in r.b. or is it r.p.b?

Man connectivity must have had a hiccup and lots of articles didn't make
very far.

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In article ,
John Fereira wrote:

Fereira?

I don't recognize the name in r.p.b.
I recognize yours though, from probably 13 years ago in rec.backcountry.

Hey, you owe me a fish some time (edible). Salmon, Mack, trout, we can
work species out.

Last I remember, we talked about you driving past the Pixar ski lease in
Tahoe City on Pine St.

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In article ,
John Fereira wrote:
Fereira?

Hey, you owe me a fish some time (edible). Salmon, Mack, trout, we can
work species out.

Acquiring any of those species shouldn't be too difficult. I live about a
mile from a lake that has rainbow, german brown, landlocked salmon, and lake
trout in it. I live about 25 miles from a lake which is known as the "Lake
Trout Capital of the World" (http://fli.hws.edu/pdf/Dwyer_%20FINAL.pdf). I
also live about two hours from "Trouttown, USA" (Roscoe, NY, on the
Beaverkill river). Getting an "edible" fish to you might prove to be more
of a challenge.


I just came from the salmon Capital of the world.
Many bald eagles munching on them.


I was in South Lake Tahoe in August and wished I had more time there to go
to the north side of the lake. Is Rosie's Cafe still there? I used to have
breakfast there all the time before skiing.

I think Rosie's morf'ed. I'd have to check. I don't get to that area
as often these days instead using CA 267.


Left the Port Hardy and Campbell river and am now in Victoria.
Flying tomorrow home.

Nice sunny day in between the snowing.

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In article 47a6a2b7$1@darkstar, (Eugene Miya)
wrote:

I just came from the salmon Capital of the world.
Many bald eagles munching on them.

snip

Left the Port Hardy and Campbell river and am now in Victoria.
Flying tomorrow home.

Eugene, your data on the "Salmon Capital of the World" is a bit out of
date. The Campbell River doesn't even come close to being the #1 Salmon
River in the World, especially recently.... but I guess it does make a
Good Story.....

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Bruce in alaska
add path after fast to reply

Howcome every time my newsreader shows a new item in RBP, it's always
in this insipid "One more question" thread?

And who keeps Xposting between RBP and the backcountry NG that I just
deleted from my Newsgroups line?

John Kuthe...

the salmon Capital of the world.
Left ... Campbell river

In article ,
Bruce in alaska wrote:
Eugene, your data on the "Salmon Capital of the World" is a bit out of
date.

Their claim.

The Campbell River doesn't even come close to being the #1 Salmon
River in the World, especially recently.... but I guess it does make a
Good Story.....

Oh, I know all these ad claims are merely Mike's spam. It likely once
was Fort Bragg (I think they have still have a Salmon festival). That
leaves out OR, WA AK and other parts of .CA or can.*.

Similarly Alert Bay claims world's tallest totem pole, compared to one
at McKinleyville, etc.

I just eat them.

Slurp.

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salmon
was Fort Bragg (I think they have still have a Salmon festival).

In article ,
John Fereira wrote:
I was born in Fort Bragg and don't ever recall the town making that claim.
My uncle was a commercial fisherman out of Noyo harbor that for many years
fished for salmon and then moved north to Washington where he fished for
black cod and halibut. The last time I went to the Salmon festival was
about 20 years ago. Great food and great fun.

I'm going to cut boats out of the followup unless you want it.

Worth attending eh? I've been to the berry festival in Covelo. I'm not
normally into these things, especially when you have to pay to get in.

But good food flavors are not to be missed.

Similarly Alert Bay claims world's tallest totem pole, compared to one
at McKinleyville, etc.

The town I live in now (Ithaca, NY) claims to be the birthplace of the ice
cream sundae. The claim is however disputed by Two Rivers, Wisconsin:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sundae

I think that can be a good title to have.

I missed visiting Ithaca back a few years when we had an All Projects
meeting there due to the change in the Federal fiscal year. A prior
trip I made it to Rochester. Missed the gorges tour. Missed the
project reports, etc.


Well I also think of Castroville: artichokes; Lindsey: olives, etc.

There is a town a bit north of here that claims to be the birthplace of
Memorial day.

In wikipedia? (not that I regard that as reliable.)

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