Posted by bollinsl on June 14, 2009
I managed to fix my battery charger by attaching new crocodile clips, wrapping the ends with insulating tape, and I installed new fuses.
Got the DART to Dún Laoghaire, and charged the battery in my boat.
Battery on boat
My voltmeter is not accurate enough to give a precise voltage reading, but I charged the battery for two hours today.
This is the first time that I had the battery out of its holder, so I checked the labels.
The description is:
UNIPART SAMSON Heavy Duty Battery
Heavy Duty Type 678 12 Volts
Keep Upright
Check Polarity Before Fitting
Leisure 75
Recharge after use.”
I know that it is 12 volts and 75 amps, and it is a marine battery. But what else can I find out?
The closest description that I could find on the Web is the “Leisure Unipart Samson Battery 678″:
Battery with integrated carry handle, Magic Eye feature and Kamina lid vent.
208mm (l) x 175mm (h) x 255mm (h)
Weight: 16.2Kg
Reserve capacity:100 minutes
Cold start: 480 amp
But is this the same battery?
Leisure Unipart Samson Battery 678
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Posted by bollinsl on June 12, 2009
The Irish Railway Record Society has arranged a railtour on Saturday 27 June 2007, departing from Dublin Connolly Station at 10.00 and returning at 19.42.
“A one day tour has been arranged using Mark III equipment as these carriages approach the end of their working life with Iarnód Éireann. A Special Train will depart from Connolly Station and travel to Ballybrophy. It will then travel down the Nenagh Branch stopping at all Stations to Limerick. The return train will travel to Limerick Junction via Tipperary and back to Connolly Station.”
More details are available on the Irish Railway Record Society site and on this page.
The fare is €55 and if you are not a member of the society there is a temporary fee of €2.
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Posted by bollinsl on June 7, 2009
Went down to Bridgetown by train.
The staff in Heuston never heard of Bridgetown, but I convinced the clerk that there was a train to Bridgetown.
As I have an anual commuter ticket to Hazelhatch, by tick from Heuston to Bridgetown cost a reasonable €34.80.
The ticket machine in Heuston swallowedmy ticket – unable to comprehend a ticket from Hazelhatch.
The ticket checker on the Cork train was also bemused… because of the timetable I had to go to Limerick Junction to get my connection to Bridgetown… I could have saved an hour by connecting in Waterford.. if there was a connection … but there is no connection…
Train staff not sure about return journey to Dublin on Monday…
Got to Bridgetown – taxi driver told me that I was the first passenger that he ever had getting off the train…
Hired a boat in Kilmore Quary
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