Re: Watts/Mile

["John G. Lussmyer" <Cougar@CasaDelGato.Com>]

At 03:35 PM 6/29/2002 -0700, Rich Rudman wrote:
>The new 15 amp 120 volt outlets on the Tacoma class ferry( Siemans 4.4
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>         It's possible... I have been told that there are a few Sparrows the
>commute across the sound... some that Us listers don't even know about,
>and they at times have been able to suck some charge.

Not from the 15 amp circuit on the Ferry they haven't.  Remember, Sparrows 
have Zivan chargers that suck around 19 amps.

>         Sparrows are Bikes, and get preferential load rights, the bike 
> holding
>pen at Edmonds has a car jumpstarter battery widget that's plugged in at
>all time, and it's 120, and there is a extra recpticle. You should
>beable to work your way up to the holding house and into the bike group
>then use a 100 footer, to make it.

Yeah, but since a Sparrow is a bike, you don't usually bother showing up 
early for the boat, so you don't wait more than a couple of minutes in the 
lot.  Plugging in there would be a waste of time.  On the boat, my I'd 
normally have about 20 minutes of possible charging time.  Would drawing 
12A (to be safe) for 20 minutes from a 120V outlet be worth the effort?

>  Also.... the Ranger towing the Fiesta is over 20 Ft and exacts a $45
>charge. Either one alone costs about 6.50 with a commuter ticket Book.

Ain't ferry prices fun!  My Sparrow counts as a 3-wheeled motorcycle, so I 
have to pay the 3 wheel surcharge.  So a book of 20 tickets costs 66.40 
instead of the usual motorcycle 38.40.
Still cheaper than a car though, AND I don't have to wait in line.

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