tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11311723.post3801166288005590298..comments2023-12-01T10:35:12.938+00:00Comments on Boatlife: Cruising Aboard NB Valerie: The power of electricityLes Biggshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06200731053479474814noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11311723.post-25940724514173582932014-05-22T17:01:05.152+00:002014-05-22T17:01:05.152+00:00Hi Ken/Sheena
It all boils down to what you charge...Hi Ken/Sheena<br />It all boils down to what you charge with and how much you use.<br />A normal set up is a small bank charged by alternator or genny.<br />This barge has a lot of batteries charged by a massive lot of solar.<br />I do wonder though if he has a back up electric source be it mains or genny to make up for dull days when the solar is just not enough.<br />LesLes Biggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06200731053479474814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11311723.post-90155602632389619322014-05-22T16:57:16.548+00:002014-05-22T16:57:16.548+00:00Hi Ray
Interesting comment.
I can see the lack of ...Hi Ray<br />Interesting comment.<br />I can see the lack of charge points on the main system can cause problems but the short Mon-Brec is an easier problem to solve so it should work fine.<br />Don`t you just love an eccentric like Camden man.Les Biggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06200731053479474814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11311723.post-79722639419771131432014-05-22T16:54:11.878+00:002014-05-22T16:54:11.878+00:00Hi Bryce
I think electric is going to get cheaper ...Hi Bryce<br />I think electric is going to get cheaper but the battery cost has to be overcome.<br />Although thinking about it perhaps it`s just lack of production that makes the electrics expensive.<br />LesLes Biggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06200731053479474814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11311723.post-85586073037598045432014-05-22T16:50:49.092+00:002014-05-22T16:50:49.092+00:00Hi Sally
Hope Joe enjoys every post.
Some mags on ...Hi Sally<br />Hope Joe enjoys every post.<br />Some mags on the way.<br />LesxxLes Biggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06200731053479474814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11311723.post-6236391915154041492014-05-18T21:58:08.254+00:002014-05-18T21:58:08.254+00:00wow, how long would it take to recharge 1.2 ton of...wow, how long would it take to recharge 1.2 ton of batteries? <br />Ken and Sheenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10940301736759034671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11311723.post-63046475724181041052014-05-18T18:50:20.996+00:002014-05-18T18:50:20.996+00:00Anglo-Welsh used to have a small number of electri...Anglo-Welsh used to have a small number of electric hire boats on the main system about 15 years ago, but there weren't enough charging points in the right places and they were converted (back?) to diesels in fairly short order. There are a num ber of diesel-electric ("Hybrid" power trains available but the cost of the electric gubbins and batteries is pretty prohibitive at present. <br /><br />I seem to recall that in the 1970s / 80s Viscount St Davids (a canal pioneer and founder of the Camden Pirate Club. Lovely bloke, used an old Etonian tie to keep his trousers up) had an electric sailing narrowboat moored at the end of his garden in CamdenRay Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13237153562125393459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11311723.post-42514177688849720472014-05-18T16:23:04.151+00:002014-05-18T16:23:04.151+00:00Then again if still in North America one could alw...Then again if still in North America one could always purchase a Tesla, and California manufactured all electric autombile which is very nice. There are one or two operating here in Southern Ontario. Given the <br />cost of some petrol-powered Detroit designed land barges and their prices the US$100,000 Tesla seems a bargain by comparison. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17914426100626846282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11311723.post-89586073375356900322014-05-18T15:52:51.343+00:002014-05-18T15:52:51.343+00:00Joe's gonna love this one! Thanks for taking c...Joe's gonna love this one! Thanks for taking care of all the maths :)<br /><br />Sally<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com