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    Posted: 03 Aug 2020 at 10:18am
If you have a Li battery you need a dc/dc converter, for sure. But its not necessary for a PbA battery, the alt is already producing the proper voltage for charging those. If you're not getting enough voltage at the trailer battery to keep your PbA batt charged while towing then probably the conductor size is too small going to your 7 way connector, or your alt is inadequate for the 12vdc load in the trailer. 

Trying to charge while idling is different issue, an alt which is producing plenty of current at higher engine rpm might not produce enough at idle.A dc/dc converter won't fix that. 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 03 Aug 2020 at 10:47am
Originally posted by fwunder

Happy hour tomorrow at my house.

Just park under the   L

Actually, it's usually a good thing to be under the bulls eye this far out. Shirley, it will change...



Now you know that's not how the statistics work. You're arguing a form of the reverse gambler's fallacy. Our neighbors in Hatteras took that argument to the extreme, after we were all flooded by Matthew in 2016 they argued that the flooding was a once in a lifetime event and wouldn't repeat so they rebuilt without raising their house. We raised ours 11 feet and then rebuilt. Guess who got flooded again last year by Dorian and who didn't? 

The main global model track is the most probable, the ensemble tracks give you a good sense of how much uncertainty there is, In the case of Isaias the GFS ensemble is very tightly clustered, and the ECMWF is showing almost the same track too. 

That south wind buildup off the Jersey coast is pretty interesting, looks like its expected to peak in the 50- knot range. 

And please don't call me Shirley LOL


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 03 Aug 2020 at 11:54am
Who is Shirley?  Does she have some influence over where hurricanes track?  Is she related to Mother Nature; a cousin maybe?  How do we contact her?  We could use a little rain here in NV at the moment.
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LOL LOL


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 03 Aug 2020 at 6:48pm
40th anniversary of the release of Airplane! last month. Best comedy film of all time (IMHO). Couldn't be made today of course, so it will probably stay that way....
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Airplane was great! Then I saw Tremors!

Burt Gummer: "Broke into the wrong goddamn rec room, didn't you, you bastard!"

Ha!

Rains moving in here. Gonna be an interesting day tomorrow, Genny plugged in and ready to go. Chainsaws gassed up.


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 04 Aug 2020 at 6:15am
Love Tremors.

And then there's Blazing Saddles, Mel Brooks' best film. 

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 04 Aug 2020 at 3:06pm
Lot's of debris. Lot's of lines down and poles busted. Power been gone since noon. Will probably be a day or two, at least.

Oh well. Wine cabinet is full, got plenty of generator fuel and internet connection is good. Might have to watch The Big Labowski again. Big smile


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