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Mess Deck: General Section => Beginners start here...! => Topic started by: Dayo1050 on September 25, 2015, 11:44:08 am

Title: Battery
Post by: Dayo1050 on September 25, 2015, 11:44:08 am

Hi all
Can any one tell me what sort of battery to use in my Clyde puffer I will be using a CEM900 motor &
A Steam & smoke simulator




       Paul  :-))

Title: Re: Battery
Post by: Martin (Admin) on September 25, 2015, 03:34:42 pm

 
Most Puffer need a lot ballast so Gel Cells (lead acid) batteries are very popular.

http://www.componentshop.co.uk/batteries/lead-acid

Title: Re: Battery
Post by: Netleyned on September 25, 2015, 04:14:52 pm

As Martin has said,
Loads of room for a large lead acid.
You will need ballast so batteries do
two jobs  Ballast and runtime.

Ned

Title: Re: Battery
Post by: Dayo1050 on September 25, 2015, 05:18:24 pm

Thanks for that  :-)) :-))




          Paul

Title: Re: Battery
Post by: dreadnought72 on September 25, 2015, 06:23:49 pm

Paul, from your earlier mention of the hull dimensions it's likely your model will end up massing around 12kg (26lb).


If you pop over to somewhere like the Component Shop (http://www.componentshop.co.uk/12v-10ah-sealed-lead-acid-battery.html) you'll see 12V lead-acids that your hull can swallow. That particular one will eat up a useful 3kg of mass, cost you around £20, and give you a couple of hours' run-time.


Andy