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• Re: Alliance Deep Cycle? (Grp. 27) Wire To Alternator?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 13 Mar 2013 14:36:27 -0400
  ...Alliance Deep Cycle? (Grp. 27) Wire To Alternator? Way cool re: Alliance. Much less $ than a Trojan SCS150 http://www.trojanbattery.com/Products/SCS15012V...
• Re: Comments wanted on this portable fridge
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 8 Aug 2007 05:48:22 EDT
  ...Hi Warren, from what I've read a good deep cycle battery will give you hundreds of cycles to 80% depth of discharge. Yes...
• Re: Solar Panel: Charge Controller & Vents
  Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
  Tue, 6 May 2008 18:30:20 -0700
  ...if you are tossing at sea and your life depends on it, get a Trojan or some other real deep-cycle. On the other...
• Re: Solar power
  Historical mailing list - Edward Duntz
  Fri, 18 Mar 2005 13:06:18 -0500
  ...to recharge a battery in a relatively short time. Also consider that you shouldn't totally discharge even deep cycle batteries, so you should...
• Re: Charging batteries in parallel ?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 8 Feb 2015 10:15:07 -0800
  ...On 02/08/2015 08:37 AM, Dennis Jowell wrote: > I'm going to install 3 -UB 122230 -12V 22Ah AGM Sealed Deep Cycle...
• Re: Deep Cycle Batteries
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Sun, 29 Jul 2007 22:32:01 -0600
  >> I charged the aux battery with >> > no load on it (fridge and inverter are the only things wired to it) for >> > about 45 minutes...
• Re: Battery/Beckett advice wanted
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Wed, 21 Jun 2000 16:59:20 -0700
  ...The > van we bought with a dead aux battery, replaced it with new Exide Deep cycle > from FLAPS. One year later Battery was not...
• Re: Battery venting, etc.
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Thu, 11 Jun 1998 16:52:59 -0400
  ...Optima D750S (or D750U) Deep Cycle Battery (Yellow Top) will fit on its side within the battery box. This battery can be mounted in...
• Re: New fridge replacement option for the Dometic
  Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
  Sat, 29 Sep 2007 00:51:48 -0400
  ...on a battery...of course that depends on the size of the deep cycle battery....and for me that means a battery that I...
• Re: Voltage surges
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Sat, 22 May 2010 10:16:12 -0700
  ...full > output once the battery leaves the deep-drained condition. > Yep, it appears that the DC > DC deep cycle battery charger is the culprit...
• Re: Lowest voltage to stop using fridge
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 11 Aug 2009 19:28:32 -0600
  ...to allow the battery to run down. What's the > recommended lowest voltage I should allow on a deep cycle before turning > off > the...
• batteries ... and rummors of batteries
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Hutton
  Thu, 17 Nov 1994 11:08:47 -0700 (MST)
  ...Has anyone actually installed the second battery in their camper? What size did you use? I know that I'll want a deep cycle...
• Alliance Deep Cycle? (Grp. 27) Wire To Alternator?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 12 Mar 2013 12:16:03 -0700
  ...Anyone used these? I realize that a lot of battery longevity comes down to maintenance and useage but if it's junk or really...
• Re: Charging Lithium battery
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Wed, 29 Apr 2020 09:55:27 -0700
  ...I'm thinking of adding solar and a DC-to-DC charger so my deep cycle lead acid house battery might have a longer...
• Re: Battery discharging too soon?
  Historical mailing list - Rusty Zarse
  Fri, 23 Jul 2004 07:14:06 -0700
  ...Then I discovered that my second battery, a fairly recent deep cycle, was draining the main battery. Sort of the exact opposite of the...
• Re: Printing w HP1020 off a Deep Cycle Battery
  Historical mailing list - Jack Cook
  Sun, 8 Oct 2006 21:26:17 -0800
  ...Printing w HP1020 off a Deep Cycle Battery > > Hey I just charged my Marine House Battery of 110 amp hours at PepBoys... > and my...
• Re: Solar Panel config?
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Thu, 22 Mar 2007 14:31:39 -0700
  I've been using a PV panel (75 watt Solavolt) for over ten years to charge my deep cycle house battery and it has...
• Fwd: BATTERY INFO NEEDED PLEASE
  Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
  Fri, 12 Dec 2014 10:09:13 -0800
  ...Deep cycle vs not likely the reason for price difference? >> >> Trying to find it, but wasn't there a somewhat similar Diehard battery >> thread...
• Re: Electric Heaters / isolater
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 13 Oct 1995 16:34:29 -0700
  ...aux battery is charged and isolated with a 30 amp relay. Since I thought this was too wimpy to handle the deep cycle I...
• bus for sale: 86 vanagon camper
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 16 Feb 95 17:37:05 CST
  ...hookup * deep cycle battery with charger for on the move charging * total miles on body is 115K miles * tuned and smogged * new battery, * tyres...
• 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
  ...I'm using a deep cycle battery from Wally*Mart mounted under the rear seat in a fitted plywood box. http://members.cybertrails.com...
• Re: Auxiliary battery for 89 Westy
  Historical mailing list - James Cook
  Tue, 27 Mar 2007 19:41:17 -0700
  ...Auxiliary battery for 89 Westy > > What size deep cycle battery do you recommend for the Auxiliary Battery? > Does anyone have have a "how to...
• Microwave oven in Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Fri, 24 Oct 2003 13:00:42 -0700
  I have a dual battery setup. My auxiliary battery is a sears die-hard, not a deep-cycle. At the time, the Optima was...
• Re: Deep cycle batteries on sale at Canadian tire
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 25 Jul 2007 19:16:43 -0600
  http://www.odysseybatteries.com/battery/pc925series.htm These are nice and fit into the aux space with plenty room to spare. I have 2...
• Re: Small smart charger with equalize mode?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 11 Oct 2011 11:44:05 -0700
  ...deep cycle > battery. > > On table 2 at > <http://www.trojanbattery.com/**BatteryMaintenance/Charging.**aspx<http://www.trojanbattery.com/BatteryMaintenance/Charging.aspx>>, > Trojan > Battery says...
• RE: '78 aux battery
  Historical mailing list - Scott Allred
  Mon, 7 Oct 96 17:28:37 UT
  ...still a switch to switch between the cranking battery and the "house" deep-cycle battery. As to price -- don't have the catalog here...
• Optima Batteries - Red Yellow or Blue?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 15 Oct 2005 12:59:30 -0700
  ...These almost appear to be a mix of a starting battery and deep cycle - is this true? What I am looking for is a...
• Re: Auxiliary Battery
  Historical mailing list - Bob Paul
  Wed, 18 Jun 2003 12:09:47 EDT
  ...It needs a new auxiliary battery. I would like to get a deep cycle gel model. I have researched some of the vanagon archives...
• Re: How Long Running to Charge the Battery After Starting?
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sun, 9 Mar 2008 15:39:49 -0400
  ...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: Adding a Deep Cycle Battery and heavy duty relay
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Thu, 9 Nov 2006 09:51:53 -0800
  ...Adding a Deep Cycle Battery and heavy duty relay > What you are doing is very dangerous if not done properly and you can > burn...
• Battery Give-Away: The Finalists
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Fri, 7 May 1999 18:03:57 -0500
  ...asked for, in return for getting my 2 excellent 12 VDC Deep-Cycle Sealed-Gel InterState Brand batteries FOR FREE. All finalists have all...
• Re: auxiallary battery
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sat, 30 Dec 2000 09:45:45 -0800
  ...as far as I know it is the only full sized (as opposed to the 'wheel chair' size) deep cycle marine battery that will...
• Re: Newbie battery questions
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 13 May 2007 12:46:33 -0700
  ...That way there is no danger of running down the starting battery. If your aux battery is in fact a deep cycle and is...
• Re: Westy Battery
  Historical mailing list - Madeline Mullen/Ed Lowe
  Thu, 23 Jul 1998 12:57:07 -0800
  ...He used a smallish aircraft battery in his car and it outperformed the factory batt. He said the deep cycle battery that they were...
• Re: Fw: Deep Cycle Batts.. A Journey
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Thu, 12 Dec 2002 08:12:06 -0800
  ...For an empirical test, charge an old battery that has had distilled water added to cover the tops of the plates to some known...
• is the Optima really better?
  Historical mailing list - Anonymous Digest
  Thu, 22 Jan 2004 08:19:59 -0700
  ...the $40 battery is the way to go, but its good to remember that a starter battery, and a 'deep cycle' battery are two...
• Re: 2nd Battery
  Historical mailing list - Pete O
  Mon, 11 Feb 2019 18:16:27 -0500
  ...wrote: > You can deplete an AGM deep-cycle battery down by 80%, with the lifespan > decreased. > https://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/absorbent_glass_mat...
• Re: An overview of 14 electric math?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 25 Nov 2003 02:04:46 -0500
  ...Assume that discharging a deep-cycle battery to 10% will reduce its life by at 4/5 compared to never going below 50%. Discharging...
• Re: CDN Tire: Two 6 volt vs One 12 volt battery question
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Mon, 30 Jul 2007 22:23:49 -0600
  ...6 volt: $85 CDN - Features * Deep-cycle 6 V battery can be used with solar panels as a source for stored energy when used...
• Re: Batteries in parallel?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 29 Jul 2002 21:51:35 -0400
  ...chance of surviving such an application, as you say, >but decent deep cycle, not marine, batteries are used in this manner all >the time...
• Re: Battery Charging voltages was 130 amp alt.
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Thu, 28 Jun 2001 12:08:48 -0700
  ...battery isolator. But you wouldn't have to use an isolator. On a sailboat, one has to closely monitor a bank of deep-cycle...
• Re: Deep cycle battery replacement for Eurovan 92
  Historical mailing list - William Ward
  Sat, 4 Apr 1998 21:07:42 -0600
  You can find deep cycle marine batteries at Sam's Club. Golf cart shops may also have some 12Volt batteries, though I believe most...
• Re: Poor man battery testing
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:18:16 -0600
  ...Poor man battery testing Deep Cycle battery capacity load testing. Theory: Deep cycle batteries need to be tested differently than the normal tests used...
• Re: charging aux battery: too much of a good thing?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 21 Apr 2010 13:41:58 -0700
  ...starting battery which only loses a few per cent of charge in starting; but for a house battery that is deep-cycle it's...
• Re: Inverter converter/charge system for $500-1000 ??
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 5 Jan 2006 19:40:48 -0500
  ...you have to be is this any more complicated than just changing out the existing battery in the ups you fav deep cycle battery ?
• Re: Alternators and batteries
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Mon, 25 Sep 2006 11:20:10 -0600
  ...This is for my aux battery. You can also use an Odessey as a starting AND deep cycle battery, similar to the Optima Yellowtop...
• Re: do are vanagons even charge our batteries?
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Sat, 5 Jan 2008 21:13:35 -0500
  ...cell. > > Can a car battery even charge to 100% like this? Let alone 2 > batteries, of mixed use (deep cycle, starting) > > Somewhat rhetorical, I...
• Re: Vanagon alternator too weak for Optimas.
  Historical mailing list - Jon Brown
  Tue, 22 Jul 2003 11:37:23 -0700
  ...FYI, RED - Normal automotive starting battery YELLOW - Deep cycle BLUE - Marine (starting battery tolerate of some deep cycling) I have a yellow top for...
• Re: Solar Panel: Charge Controller & Vents
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 7 May 2008 06:19:11 EDT
  ...THERE IS NO PROPER DEEP CYCLE BATTERY THAT WILL FIT IN THAT HOLE UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT ! That's it that's all ! Now...
• Re: 12v Aftermarket Coolers ? Any Good?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 6 Sep 2004 15:04:00 -0700
  ...I'm wanting to learn how to translate deep cycle battery ampere-hour ratings into real world performance, and these reefers seem like a...
• Re: Deep Cycle Batteries-Valence
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 30 Jul 2007 16:59:34 -0400
  ...Deep Cycle Batteries >Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 16:41:51 -0400 > >I just called for pricing. If you want to run an inverter...
• Re: $30 group 41 battery
  Historical mailing list - Jimt Thomson
  Mon, 25 Jul 2005 22:44:12 -0600
  ...15 lawn > tractor battery. So next step up may be this $40 point. but how much is > a > real deep cycle that will fit...
• Deep Cycle Batteries
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 29 Jul 2007 11:36:37 -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...
• Thanks!
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 25 Mar 1996 23:51:41 -0500
  ...Very frustrating! I did find a great source for deep-cycle batteries to fit Vanagons: ARC Battery Co. Inc. in Sausalito (Al Fredrich 415...
• Re: Camping Battery
  Historical mailing list - olmcons
  Sun, 20 Jul 1997 19:16:14 -0400
  ...Especially if that battery is often completely > discharged. He also said the deep cycle wheel chair batteries were way > > expensive and heavy and I...
• Fw: Deep Cycle Batts.. A Journey
  Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
  Tue, 10 Dec 2002 09:56:42 -0500
  I thought that "never store a battery on a concrete floor" thing was an urban legend that everyone followed just "in case!" What is...
• westy: where does the light over the cabinets terminate?
  Historical mailing list - feller
  Sun, 30 Apr 2006 14:13:34 -0400
  I want to take this light off the starter battery circuit and move it over to my new deep cycle setup. I don't...
• Re: 2d Batteries
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Sat, 21 Oct 2000 22:39:31 -0700
  ...From what I hear, a true deep cell battery must have flat plates due to how brittle the best lead for deep cycle is...
• Re: Printing w HP1020 off a Deep Cycle Battery
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Mon, 9 Oct 2006 16:27:38 -0700
  ...Printing w HP1020 off a Deep Cycle Battery > >> > >> Hey I just charged my Marine House Battery of 110 amp hours at > >> PepBoys... > >> and my...
• Re: Deep Cycle Batteries
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sun, 29 Jul 2007 13:00:24 -0700
  ...Most of the > 12 volt deep cycle batteries or beefed up starting batteries and still > have short lives of one or 2 seasons. The...