If you like so much to bounce around like a jumping jack then feel free to keep doing so.misfit132 wrote:you know what: if you are too lazy to pump by normal pump than stop kitesurfing u lazy bastard!
Some of us just enjoy the good life.
If you like so much to bounce around like a jumping jack then feel free to keep doing so.misfit132 wrote:you know what: if you are too lazy to pump by normal pump than stop kitesurfing u lazy bastard!
Fallowing through that definition of "good life" you should probably stay home on the couch, watch TV, drink lots of beer or coke, eat a lot of shit-food and get fat. Why are you out kiting anyways? It's so hard after all and to begin with you too freaking lazy to warm your-self up by pumping the damn thing manually.braveman wrote:If you like so much to bounce around like a jumping jack then feel free to keep doing so.misfit132 wrote:you know what: if you are too lazy to pump by normal pump than stop kitesurfing u lazy bastard!
Some of us just enjoy the good life.
It's being sold by a company called WindChaser Sports. The box said it was made in China. The company's website (www.windchasersports.com) states the following about the pump:Westozzy wrote:What is the brand name of this pump. Reckon its the best I've seen yet. How long does it take to charge? Comes with a 240/ and 12v charger does it, for the power outlet and a cat inverter respectively?
VERY important bit of info there. I have killed a few batteries by heavy discharge, overcharging or not charging often enough.spork wrote:How you treat the batteries is critical. In a real-world scenario I'd say the gel-cells will usually take a lot more cycles than a NiMH. This is only because the NiMH is much more sensitive to being treated badly. But unlike NiCAD's, none of the mentioned batteries will respond well at all to a deep discharge. They can all be ruined quickly that way.tomatkins wrote: Here is a link that gives a good comparison of the 12V lead (gel cell) battery versus the Nickel Metal Hydride (Nimh) battery, comparing cost, weight, etc.
http://www.polmanminerals.com/html/battery_packs.html
The lead gel cell battery is about 3 times as heavy, and cannot be recharged as many times... but I would get the lead battery, still, for the sake of simplicity, recycling, and other reasons.
I use all three types for all sorts of things. But for this application the gel-cell is still the ticket. The gel-cell in my pump is several years old and has several hundred cycles on it.
No matter which battery you choose, it's critical that you get the right type of charger for that type of battery. They have different charge cycles, and leaving any of them on charge on the wrong kind of charger will ruin them. The lithiums are famous for their tendency to explode.
If you want a bullet-proof arrangement, you can get a battery and charger intended for a quality cordless drill. They have their own internal protection circuitry that will prevent them from over-charging, over-discharging, etc.
That being said, I'd personally keep it simple. This arrangement will be cheap and safe:
Power-Sonic battery charger: PSC-12500A $32.34
http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Pow ... MzKQ%3D%3D
Batteries: $19.99 http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wt ... XL370&P=ML
Just be sure to stop using the pump when the motors begin to slow down - or charge it even sooner than that.