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Re: deep cycle batteries? [f]
Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
Thu, 25 Jul 1996 16:55:18 -0700 (PDT)
So DHaynes57@aol.com says: > > If the people at Pet boys were real experts, they probably wouldn,t be > working ar Pep Boys. The...
Re: Fw: Deep Cycle Batts.. A Journey
Historical mailing list - Jack
Wed, 11 Dec 2002 17:38:31 -0800
On 11 Dec 2002, at 17:11, John Rodgers wrote: > Most acid electrolyte batteries "Fume" just an imperceptable bit, and > the result is an...
Battery isolator question
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Mon, 19 Jan 2004 20:01:23 -0600
...Use a deep cycle battery (they won't fit under the seat without cutting metal). What should I use to isolate the batteries? A...
Re: New battery chemistries to watch for
Historical mailing list - Mark Brush
Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:51:31 -0400
...deep cycle should not be taken beyond 50%, giving > the typical group 41 50Ah battery about 25 usable Ah > > Comparing the 2000 deep cycles...
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Historical mailing list - JM/CO
Fri, 27 Sep 2002 13:06:29 -0400
...Is it easiest to just remove the >regular battery and replace it with a deep cycle and then put the regular >battery as your...
Re: Amp Draw on 12v RM182
Historical mailing list - Robin Oomkes
Mon, 24 Jul 2006 16:56:04 +0200
...A deep cycle battery will survive this treatment longer than an ordinary starter battery, but not that much longer. Running an absorber fridge on...
Optima Battery Models
Historical mailing list - Fitz-Randolph, Douglas
Tue, 22 Aug 2000 12:02:49 -0400
Does anyone know what the difference between the Optima 750 "Deep Cycle" (yellow top) and the Optima 900 "Marine" (blue top) batteries is? The...
Re: Optima Battery: where to buy?
Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
Sun, 15 Oct 2000 12:59:22 -0700
...the > deep cycle version is the exact same as the yellowtop, > but it has wing nut terminal fasteners instead of the > typical studs. The...
Re: optima the one for starting battery?
Historical mailing list - bueses
Mon, 22 Aug 2005 11:08:02 -0600
...battery last weekend >> ($170), & read the instructions, yellow top batteries are listed as deep >> cycle & starting batteries. If you want to use it for...
Re: Alliance Deep Cycle? (Grp. 27) Wire To Alternator?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 13 Mar 2013 16:10:06 -0400
...Alliance Deep Cycle? (Grp. 27) Wire To Alternator? Thanks very much Dennis. This is what I had hoped. Had found "double" relay images and...
Re: Microwave oven in Westy?
Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
Fri, 24 Oct 2003 16:42:19 -0700
...Maybe hooked up in parallel? However, my main concern is that it won't work well with only 2 deep cycle batteries. Also, this...
Re: How many , Have installed Optima as Aux Battery in Westy's?
Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
Fri, 24 Mar 2000 12:54:49 -0500
...Works flawlessly. -Larry > How many , Have installed a (Deep Cycle) Optima as Aux > Battery in Westy's using the stock wiring under the drivers...
Re: Dual Battery Installation Instructions on Ebay
Historical mailing list - Reinhard Vehring
Tue, 19 Oct 2004 17:18:55 -0700
--- jimt <wetwesty@TACTICAL-BUS.INFO> wrote: > I have a aux battery (group size 27) deep cycle > installed with a relay > commonly used in RV...
Re: [Syncro] dual battery isolator
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 23 Aug 2004 11:09:27 -0400
...The computerized isolators that give the > starting battery and deep cycle the voltage they want to see is > the best > bet, but expensive and...
Re: [Syncro] dual battery isolator - belay that
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Sun, 5 Sep 2004 23:38:51 -0700
...The computerized isolators that give the >>> starting battery and deep cycle the voltage they want to see is the >>> best >>> bet, but expensive and...
Re: Alliance Deep Cycle? (Grp. 27) Wire To Alternator?
Historical mailing list - neil n
Wed, 13 Mar 2013 15:14:04 -0700
...Alliance Deep Cycle? (Grp. 27) Wire To Alternator? >.... and now see this "can" type diagram (though for starter) > http://www.hqew.net/files/Images...
Electric VW Information Resource
Historical mailing list - Dan Herbert
Sat, 6 Apr 1996 16:32:00 -0500
...This may be of interest to camper owners with sulfated deep-cycle batteries. Usual disclaimers.... Dan Herbert 1995 EV - Winnebagooo
2nd Batt. dead
Historical mailing list - Jay Fitzgerald
Thu, 19 Jun 1997 09:58:28 -0600
...My question involves the Optima 750U deep cycle battery I just installed per the FAQ instructions. It indicates green light hunky-dory when the...
Re: Optima's and Fridge
Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
Tue, 9 Mar 2004 17:08:22 -0500
...JFF >Has anyone run their fridge off of a optima deep cycle? If so, how long will >it run? Can you wire the optima...
Re: Solar panel, aux. battery, generator etc...
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Wed, 9 Mar 2016 19:28:37 -0800
...I'm on the third Group 31 battery, finally got a true deep cycle from Interstate. The previous two were not deep cycle and...
Re: Alliance Deep Cycle? (Grp. 27) Wire To Alternator?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 13 Mar 2013 18:59:31 -0400
...Alliance Deep Cycle? (Grp. 27) Wire To Alternator? Yep, if triggered only when the engine is running then the draw of the solenoid coil...
Re: Aux Battery 87 Westy
Historical mailing list - Davidson
Sat, 23 Jan 1999 12:54:36 -0800
...The Optima sealed marine deep cycle seems to be the best and the largest that will fit (barely) into the hole under the driver...
Re: auxilery battery
Historical mailing list - Hooper, Mark
Tue, 21 Dec 1999 17:10:22 -0500
...I had several dealers chuckle out loud when I asked for a deep cycle with "those" deminsions. Marine deep cycles tend to be pretty...
Re: Deep Cycle Batteries-Typo
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 29 Jul 2007 14:08:22 -0400
...Most of the >12 volt deep cycle batteries or beefed up starting batteries and still >have short lives of one or 2 seasons. The...
FW: [Syncro] Wiring And Amperage Tips For 2nd Battery & Winching
Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
Fri, 4 Aug 2000 17:18:26 -0400
...I wanted to have an isolated battery to use for lights and such, so I installed a deep cycle under the rear seat. I...
Aux. Battery: Two Group 1 6 Volt "Commercial" Batteries?
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Tue, 17 Feb 2015 15:12:08 -0800
I realize these aren't deep cycle batteries, but at Cold Cranking Amps - 625 Reserve Capacity - 160 Cranking Amps - 750 http://www.canadiantire.ca...
Re: Westy auxiliary battery (why not keep it going)
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Thu, 9 Feb 1995 13:32:37 -0800 (PST)
...Addition to thicker plates, a deep cycle battery should also have more clearance beneath the plates to allow a greater amount of lead sulfate...
Re: Battery venting, etc.
Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
Fri, 12 Jun 1998 01:06:04 -0500
...Budd Premack 86 Syncro, 84 Vanagon (for sale) 73 Super Minneapolis, MN (Land of Sky-Blue Waters) Optima deep cycle battery.htm [application/octet...
Re: Group-41 deep cycle gel-cel battery -payback
Historical mailing list
Thu, 17 Apr 1997 20:38:28 -0400 (EDT)
...Optima Deep Cycle Battery (not gel, new spiral wound technology) 52 amp hours 700 or 750 cranking amps Sealed -- no gases Can be charged...
Re: Future propane changes planned. Prepare in advance?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 19 Apr 2010 19:50:28 -0400
...and remove the >fridge line altogether. :) Only if you have a deep-cycle house battery and are willing/able to recharge it every ?2...
Re: Optima battery for $129? The right one?
Historical mailing list - Buettner, Peter
Fri, 26 May 2000 06:59:28 -0700
The deep cycle battery that fits under the drivers seat has the model number D750. The one in the ad sounds like a model...
Re: Printing w HP1020 off a Deep Cycle Battery
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Mon, 9 Oct 2006 00:40:30 -0400
I'm not sure why one would want such a big power hungry printer when camping. A nice compact printer to have is the...
Re: auxiliary battery for 87 westfalia
Historical mailing list - Davidson
Mon, 10 Jan 2000 14:17:08 -0800
>Deep cycle versus regular battery? *** Deep Cycle. Optima is the best choice, but you will have to lay it on its side, top posts...
Re: Optima Batteries - Red Yellow or Blue?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 15 Oct 2005 19:42:43 -0400
...Here is the deep cycle page. http://www.trojanbattery.com/Products/RecreationalVehicle.aspx And here is the engine starting or commercial page. http://www...
Re: Cold weather
Historical mailing list - Annie
Mon, 28 Feb 2011 12:48:27 -0800
...As far as I know, it's not a deep cycle battery. Maybe time for one? I don't know. It's just really...
Another Update: Only 13V from Alternator
Historical mailing list - Jim Cochran
Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:53:05 -0700
I strongly recommend an external regulator for deep cycle batteries. It helps them to charge at the rates they are designed to accept. You...
Re: Aux. Battery w/o Relay
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Fri, 1 Mar 2002 10:58:46 EST
...one that like to drink and pee electrons through a straw (deep cycle), and one that likes to drink and pee electrons through a...
Re: [vanagon] Re: [Syncro] 2nd battery in a vanagon for lights, heat etc.
Historical mailing list - John Brush
Fri, 8 Feb 2002 14:52:32 -0500
...You need a deep cycle battery(s) or you will be terribly dissapointed. John P.S. Sorry to Ben. I always forget that the...
Re: How Long Running to Charge the Battery After Starting?
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Sun, 9 Mar 2008 12:10:24 -0700
...But for figuring the Group 41 for use as an aux battery the 55AH figure is used for comparison to deep cycle and AGM...
Re: Deep Cycle Batteries
Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
Mon, 30 Jul 2007 15:10:37 -0700
...detter@MAIL.AURACOM.COM> >> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >> Subject: Re: Deep Cycle Batteries >> Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 16:34:26 -0300 >> >> Malcolm...
Re: Printing w HP1020 off a Deep Cycle Battery
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 8 Oct 2006 11:45:12 -0400
...A deep cycle battery should be sized for at least a 5 hour discharge. You need 160 A/H to properly support this printer...
Re: Multi-use Vanagon - GL to Camper and back to GL
Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:07:55 -0700
...http://members.cybertrails.com/~ahwahnee/shelf1.JPG http://members.cybertrails.com/~ahwahnee/shelf2.JPG > I'm going to need a couple of good deep...
2nd Battery - Isolator Question
Historical mailing list
Thu, 11 Jul 1996 17:20:08 -0400
...It has a big deep cycle marine battery as a 2nd and an Isolator to regulate charging. Battery 1 is under driver seat Isolator...
Re: Printing w HP1020 off a Deep Cycle Battery
Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
Tue, 10 Oct 2006 12:48:11 -0400
...Printing w HP1020 off a Deep Cycle Battery > > > I use the Coleman 1200 Watt PowerMate from GoWesty. > > > > Mark > > > > On Oct 9, 2006, at 6...
Fwd: Why do JC Whitney Battery isolators have this VW caveat?
Historical mailing list - Jim Heissenbuttel
Tue, 3 Feb 2004 11:46:25 -0800
...Anyone know if I can revive a deep cycle by getting the sure power 1202R in there now? Or is it more likely that...
Re: Deep cycle batteries on sale at Canadian tire
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Wed, 25 Jul 2007 17:27:20 -0700
I'll be interested the input from the experts as I too am looking for a camping battery in the 100 amp-hour range...
Re: Low-voltage alarm
Historical mailing list - TC
Mon, 18 Jun 2007 20:44:51 -0700
...11v so 11.7v is really low discharge pt even on deep cycle batteries if you want optimal life of the battery > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~ > > >Would this...
Re: 2nd battery...an alternative??
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 5 Apr 1999 19:37:42 -0400
...To achieve this it gives up vibration resistance and deep-discharge capability, and it is lighter and smaller and costs less than a deep...
Re: Solar charger question
Historical mailing list - tom ring
Mon, 17 Nov 2003 19:39:09 -0600
...I use a small simple charge controller to charge an 80 amp hour deep cycle. I have used it for a TV/VCR combo...
Re: Optima Batteries - Red Yellow or Blue?
Historical mailing list - James V
Sat, 15 Oct 2005 14:46:08 -0700
On 10/15/05 12:59 PM, "David Marshall" <mailinglist@FASTFORWARD.CA> wrote: > I am at the understanding that yellow is deep cycle designed...
Re: What I Learned from Trojan Battery's tech support guy
Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
Sat, 29 Oct 2011 08:54:14 -0600
I was planning on using a battery charger/tender to my westy when I install a deep cycle!! I have one in my fishn...
Re: SLA AC Delco Deep Cycle? (vs Interstate)
Historical mailing list - Kenneth O'Connor
Wed, 27 Mar 2019 08:40:33 -0700
...SLA AC Delco Deep Cycle? (vs Interstate) > > > > > > > > > > I'm shopping for an SLA deep cycle battery in Canada. > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Neil n > > > > > > VE7TBN > > > > > > 1988 Westy 50º...
Re: Lowest voltage to stop using fridge
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Tue, 11 Aug 2009 19:28:32 -0600
...What's the > recommended lowest voltage I should allow on a deep cycle before turning > off > the fridge? > > > > Thanks, > Bryan >
Re: Inverter Question
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 6 Feb 2003 22:45:33 -0500
...If you do it a lot for a long time it will be cheaper in the end to use a proper deep-cycle battery...
Cabin lights, aux battery, venting?
Historical mailing list - Brian Wasson
Fri, 12 Nov 2004 10:44:52 -0500
...On a related note, I'm currently using a regular (non deep cycle) battery mounted under the driver's seat as the aux battery...
cranking battery ok as auxiliary?
Historical mailing list - Jeff and Deb
Sun, 30 Apr 2000 23:32:29 -0700
...Aside from the problem of the more frequent replacement for the auxiliary battery as compared with a deep cycle, will this cause any other...
Re: 2nd battery full-time?
Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
Tue, 15 Aug 2006 16:09:10 -0400
...shawnagan@sympatico.ca> wrote: > > > > Hi, > > I just installed a heavy duty deep cycle battery under the rear bench. > > > > Is it ok to leave this...
Re: Alliance Deep Cycle? (Grp. 27) Wire To Alternator?
Historical mailing list - neil n
Wed, 13 Mar 2013 12:47:40 -0700
.... though I realize that may change design considerations re: my original post. Neil. On Wed, Mar 13, 2013 at 12:01 PM, neil n...
bus for sale: 86 vanagon camper
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Thu, 16 Feb 95 17:37:05 CST
...3 * gas burners, elrctric refrigerator, water w/ electric pump, electic hookup * deep cycle battery with charger for on the move charging * total miles on...
Re: Deep Cycle Batteries
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Mon, 30 Jul 2007 11:16:27 -0700
Malcolm, you have provided us with a link to a carburetor for sale by one M. Stebbins. My opinion is that it won't...