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by CentralScrutinizer
Fri May 09, 2008 6:23 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Someone give me a suggestion....
Replies: 11
Views: 1099

I've read that having too high a pressure can potentially cause central apneas... I'm a bit supprised by your situation... Either you have really bad sleep study techs... or something is very odd... Are you sure your not experiencing a lot of leaking? Perhaps the higher pressure is compensating for ...
by CentralScrutinizer
Fri May 09, 2008 4:44 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Alcohol and lower AHIs? Who'da thunk it?
Replies: 13
Views: 1371

Previously I mentioned some of my lowest AHI numbers were on nights when I was dead tired... Someone else come along and gave link that explained how drinking Alcohol suppresses REM sleep... (or something to that effect)... On normal nights... I can see apnea activity ever hour to a hour and a half....
by CentralScrutinizer
Fri May 09, 2008 4:37 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Where can i find encore pro 1.8??
Replies: 3
Views: 864

If you do some googling... you can actually find it, you may need to learn how to use bittorent and have a lot of time to get all the peices... That's about all I will say.
by CentralScrutinizer
Fri May 09, 2008 1:25 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Marine battery versus battery pack?
Replies: 35
Views: 4766

You'd pretty much have to make a educated guess... If you found the chart info for your low and high pressures, figure your average amp draw is somewhere in between... Either that or plan for the worst case and go with the high pressure figures.
by CentralScrutinizer
Fri May 09, 2008 10:16 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Marine battery versus battery pack?
Replies: 35
Views: 4766

Oh... I forgot to mention the part about safety... I've never had a battery blow up on me... but do know folks who have had them blow up... Sealed type lead acid batteries are a bit safer then non sealed... Sealed types are sometimes called 'maintenance free'. Most car batteries are not sealed and/o...
by CentralScrutinizer
Fri May 09, 2008 9:38 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Marine battery versus battery pack?
Replies: 35
Views: 4766

Technically speaking (or perhaps morally speaking) I don't believe the automotive battery warranty would cover use in a installation other then automobile... Here is some text from a Parts America "A battery that fails because of improper installation, another faulty part, low fluid levels or other ...
by CentralScrutinizer
Thu May 08, 2008 12:46 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Marine battery versus battery pack?
Replies: 35
Views: 4766

The gadget freak in me has gotten the best of me... I just ordered a Samlex SEC-1215A from Ham Radio Outlet... ($120 free shipping). I guess it may take up to 10 days to get it... so it may be a while before I have much else to say about this thing... I'll likely start a new thread when I get it con...
by CentralScrutinizer
Thu May 08, 2008 12:25 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Marine battery versus battery pack?
Replies: 35
Views: 4766

Yes... if I do go with the Samlex thing I will be sure to make full report of how it all worked out... I spoke with a co-worker who IS a ham radio buff... asked him if he'd ever tried to buy a DC UPS, etc... He told me about a product sold by a company called 'Jetstream' model # JTPS14BCM , which co...
by CentralScrutinizer
Thu May 08, 2008 10:34 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Marine battery versus battery pack?
Replies: 35
Views: 4766

I've read most of what I could find on this site about battery power and/or UPS systems. I've not found anything about the Samlex device here. (even did a google search for samlex and/or specifically looking for it at this site and it yields nothing. Ham Radio guys know all about Samlex and/or many ...
by CentralScrutinizer
Thu May 08, 2008 9:46 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Marine battery versus battery pack?
Replies: 35
Views: 4766

Just a quick update on something I've just found... It's not a solution to the what to do when away from power issue, so much as it is a very interesting find I made while looking into battery chargers that might work well with Gel cell batteries... I found a DC power supply and/or battery charger t...
by CentralScrutinizer
Thu May 08, 2008 9:31 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Alcohol and lower AHIs? Who'da thunk it?
Replies: 13
Views: 1371

I do not know if it's at all related... probably not, but I'll tell you my recent story... I don't drink... however several night's recently I've been dead tired... My absolute best AHI numbers have been on these nights when I was most tired. Obstructive AI events at zero... and just a hand full of ...
by CentralScrutinizer
Thu May 08, 2008 5:23 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Marine battery versus battery pack?
Replies: 35
Views: 4766

Back to the original question... and/or when one has gotten to the point where Lead Acid Battery is decided upon as the battery of choice for a long time away from power... (in this case, it doesn't mean you will be a long way from a vehicle)... I've been shopping for batteries... I want at least 40...
by CentralScrutinizer
Wed May 07, 2008 9:47 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Marine battery versus battery pack?
Replies: 35
Views: 4766

The smallest capacity battery that will get you by for a 8 hour sleep is about 12 amp hours... To recover that kind of power during a single period of day light you will likely need a solar panel that's at least 10 watts, more likely at least 15 watts. Panels able to put out that kind of power are a...
by CentralScrutinizer
Wed May 07, 2008 8:19 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: At my witts end!
Replies: 23
Views: 2946

How frequently are you using Afrin?
by CentralScrutinizer
Mon May 05, 2008 6:36 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Any way to "condition" myself not to mouth leak or
Replies: 16
Views: 2479

I don't know if it will 'train' you to keep your mouth shut... but many people use surgical 'paper tape' to tape their mouths shut at night. My Dr thought I might have been opening my mouth I wound up taping my mouth shut for a few days, still woke up frequently so I'm pretty sure I'm not really ope...