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Old Jun 25, 2003 | 03:47 PM
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Compressor show down? I'm waiting for the blender showdown!
Where's the fun in that? My Osterizer will kick your Hamilton Beach's butt... you name the camp and we can have the blender off... hehehhe The spectators will have to keep up with margarita's as they come out of the blenders...
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Old Jun 25, 2003 | 03:48 PM
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Its a dirty job as a spectator, but somebody has to do it!
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Old Jun 25, 2003 | 03:54 PM
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Did someone say "Tequila"? It would be a blast to watch, but I'll take mine without the blender though
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Agreed... I was thinking that I might switch over to being a spectator so someone else doesn't have to do that dirty job...
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Old Jun 25, 2003 | 03:55 PM
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Baja,

Don't you have a new freezer in the back that could be used to keep things nice and cold?
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Old Jun 25, 2003 | 04:37 PM
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Yessir - and after we have been out in the boonies for 2 or 3 days, and The Mad Chemist and WATRD run out of cubed ice, we can MAKE MORE! Bottomless margaritas!
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Old Jun 25, 2003 | 04:42 PM
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I will start filling up my aux fuel tank with Tequila for runs from now on...
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Old Jun 25, 2003 | 04:59 PM
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ROFLMAO!!!

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Old Jun 25, 2003 | 05:07 PM
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ROFLMAO!!!

15.5 gallons should get us through the weekend, don't you think?

But, remind me to tape off the transfer switch so I don't waste perfectly good Takillya by pumping it into my main tank...
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Fill-ups could get pretty expensive.
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Old Jun 25, 2003 | 09:07 PM
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Oh but the mileage you would get...
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Old Jun 25, 2003 | 10:04 PM
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Two reasons, 1. That is what the manufacturer of the alternator recommended and 2. When I did the math, the stock wire from the B+ post is 8 gauge and with the additional wire, it should be able to handle 200+ amps, so it seemed sufficient.
fyi, this may help:

http://www.powerstream.com/Wire_Size.htm
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Old Jun 25, 2003 | 10:07 PM
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Where's the fun in that? My Osterizer will kick your Hamilton Beach's butt... you name the camp and we can have the blender off... hehehhe The spectators will have to keep up with margarita's as they come out of the blenders...
The Osterizer RULZ! There's not an HB blender around that can keep up with a classic 2-speed bar blender!

So Rob, do you use a stainless or glass vessel?

And you guys MIGHT just have to get exposed to Fuzzy Rum Drinks. It's a special blend of mine - and it may just put you down faster than Rob's Margs!
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Old Jun 25, 2003 | 10:10 PM
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Time for a compressor show down!

Congrats!
Now, if I hadn't of screwed up and ordered an open ball tire chuck instead of a closed ball... ARGH!

I could have sworn that I clicked on "closed ball"!

Any ideas on a local source for them? I hate to pay $7 shipping on a $6 part...
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Old Jun 25, 2003 | 10:33 PM
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Great Post! can anyone chime in on an average price range for a yellow top?

www.optimabatterystore.com

best prices, don't know what they cost exactly, but those are the cheapest you can get them, new w/ free ship and warranty.
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Old Jun 25, 2003 | 11:17 PM
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WATRD:
That auxiliary fuel tank concept is intriguing...
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Old Jun 26, 2003 | 07:34 AM
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fyi, this may help:

http://www.powerstream.com/Wire_Size.htm
I am thinking that chart must be for solid wire, not stranded because the capacities are much lower than I see elsewhere.
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Old Jun 26, 2003 | 07:36 AM
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Originally posted by mpulver
The Osterizer RULZ! There's not an HB blender around that can keep up with a classic 2-speed bar blender!

So Rob, do you use a stainless or glass vessel?

And you guys MIGHT just have to get exposed to Fuzzy Rum Drinks. It's a special blend of mine - and it may just put you down faster than Rob's Margs!
Mine is currently glass, but I would like to replace it with stainless for the trail

It sounds like we will have no shortage of folks who can act as mixologist in camp...
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Old Jun 26, 2003 | 07:37 AM
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Now, if I hadn't of screwed up and ordered an open ball tire chuck instead of a closed ball... ARGH!

I could have sworn that I clicked on "closed ball"!

Any ideas on a local source for them? I hate to pay $7 shipping on a $6 part...
I shopped around and the only source I found for a chuck that locks on is NAPA.
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Old Jun 26, 2003 | 07:41 AM
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That auxiliary fuel tank concept is intriguing...
I suppose it's no worse than the guy I keep bumping into who built out his toolbox to act as an ice chest. He's got a drain stopcock in the bottom and in one side he can drop in a pony keg, cover it with ice and hook it up to a tap that sticks out the side. Look for him on the Naches, I see him a couple of times a year up there.
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