I currently use a 370 amp deep-cycle battery to run an electric trolling motor for docking. I'd like to run holiday lights up the stays of the mast. Can I use the same battery? How would I go about the wiring from scratch. Any suggestions are where to start?
Thanks and have a great Holiday Season.
J
2006-11-29 02:46:22 · 5 answers · asked by jeffrey p 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Boats & Boating
+ Try an RV supply place, preferably the manufacturer and see if you can order 12 volt DC from them. It is better than trying to run an inverter plus you might be able to recharge your battery from your boat's engine. This will be a bit pricey no matter how you do it. I think it would look very holiday like so if you can afford it have some fun. You might want to rig your lights under a bridge abutment were you might be able to reach the yard arms.
Good Luck
2006-11-29 09:38:13 · answer #1 · answered by Clamdigger 6 · 5⤊ 1⤋
When we run in a Christmas parade we use another battry and an inverter to chage the current to AC.
Probably there are DC lights available in a marine or RV store.
2006-11-29 07:47:25 · answer #2 · answered by science teacher 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the inverter is the answer but bear in mind that your battery will suck up a lot of juice. better bring a back up battery for the Holiday
2006-11-29 03:33:09 · answer #3 · answered by veerfish 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
use the battery to power a small invertor and plug in a set of standard out door lights
2006-11-29 02:52:30 · answer #4 · answered by doug b 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A junk man would burn the insulation off to recover the copper. Whether the benefits of saving the copper are worth the toxic fumes that the insulation will throw off is debatable.
2016-05-23 01:50:48 · answer #5 · answered by Katherine 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋