Steve:

What you say here is O so true!  (grin)

Actually, the XYL is a ham, so I have that going in my favor, but I still 
have to be careful and reasonable, in the name of domestic peace and 
tranquility.

Plus, I want to retire someday, like hopefully within the next five years.

Anyway, thanks for the links.   Now, I have some reading to do, even though 
I'm usually the one to assign the reading.  (grin)

73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Forst" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, March 14, 2008 9:40 AM
Subject: Re: anderson power poles re-visited


> Tom,
>
> One final thought on all this.  I know you have a lot on your plate now 
> and
> a lot rattling around in your noggin, but another item to consider adding 
> to
> the station after a battery is a battery booster.  A small device that 
> takes
> the output of the battery and keeps it at a constant 13.8 volts.  Most 
> rigs
> will fold back or shut down as battery voltage drops with use and the
> booster  will allow you to discharge the  battery to a greater extent, 
> while
> keeping the output voltage at a constant level.
>
>
> Here are 2 links to e-ham where you can read all  about the power poles,
> crimper, power gates, distribution panels, and battery boosters:
>
> http://www.eham.net/reviews/products/70
>
> http://www.eham.net/reviews/products/74
> Just like anything else in this hobby:  You
> start out spending a few bucks and then the sky's the limit.   First it's
> ten or fifteen bucks for a handful of power poles, then you need heavier
> wire, then a crimper, then a distribution panel, then a battery, something
> to charge the battery, then a booster, then a generator to charge the
> battery for when the power is off long term, then gas to put in the
> generator, then you are living in the RV  'cause the xyl threw you out of
> the house.
>
> Have fun, Steve KW3A