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Bertha Said:

Good teen/boy's outdoor watches?

We Answered:

I have a Tissot T-touch it has a compass, alt, baro, alarm, chrono, thermometer. It`s waterproof to 100m and is made out of titanium so it weighs next to nothing. I dont find it to be too clunky or large either, and it looks nice enough to wear every day. It`s definitely worth checking out. The quality is excellent, they are a Swiss company, I havent had a problem with it so far. I have the regular T-touch titanium they have different models with different features. It`s an analog watch with a small digital display but the hands move to give you the information. It`ll last you a lifetime.

Go to youtube.com and search tissot t-touch and go to tissot`s website and check out all the other models.

David Said:

I am trying to find an outdoor thermometer that records high/low temp that is NOT digital?

We Answered:

http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&keyword…

Above is a very long link to Amazon. If it doesn't work, Google "min max thermometers" and it will take you to a variety of sites, including Amazon, that have the type of thermometer you want.

I have one of the old style ones myself and use it every day. It is very useful for tracking greenhouse temperatures and providing proof to landlords who fail to provide adequate heat!

Christine Said:

Could a 12v deep cycle battery power a tv with a 20" or larger screen?

We Answered:

It will work, but for how long?

look up the power requirements for the TV, then get an inverter of that capacity or higher (I'd get one at least 50% larger).

If the TV requires 300 watts, a guess, then if you want to run it for 4 hours, that is 300*4 = 1200 watt hours. You should check around for a low power LCD TV, you may be able to lower that number.

A large marine battery will store about 1200 watt hours, so a fully charged one will just run your TV for those 4 hours.

At 12 volts, after inverter losses, that will be 360 watts, or 30 amps. That will take a large solar array.

If you need to operate this TV over a long time period, you will need a gasoline generator.



bottom line, find out how much power you need, and for how long and I can discuss in more detail.

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