[Nmcaver] Less Powered Ascender

[Gill Ediger]

At 05:55 PM 12/2/2006, Minton, Mark wrote:
>  One could always use an inverter to boost 12 volts to 110, and then use 
> the regular charger, but that would hardly be efficient use of power.

WHAT????  You're humping this motorized climbing gizmo and 15 pound 
batteries all over the mountainside and all of a sudden you start getting 
concerned about efficiency???? There ain't nuthin efficient about the whole 
damned outfit--it's just another energy guzzlin SUV (one way or the 
other)--only this one you gotta carry farther'n it'll carry you. ...and you 
want to talk about efficiency. And then another gizmo to charge it with? 
Huzzah!

--Ediger