Re: Watts/Mile

[Rich Rudman <rmanzan@tscnet.com>]

John G. Lussmyer wrote:
> 
> 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
> <snip>
> >         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.
> 
> --
> John G. Lussmyer      mailto:Cougar@CasaDelGato.Com
> Dragons soar and Tigers prowl while I dream....         http://www.CasaDelGato.com
I really do wanna get me one o' them Sparrows. But Cashflow is into
chargers at the moment.

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