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• Re: aux battery and fridge
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 24 Sep 2009 07:55:15 -0700
  ...and get a norcold dc 0400 installed > with a 100 AH deep cycle battery. does anyone have an electrician that > does good work for...
• Tested sirius rad head load by accident
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Thu, 17 Feb 2005 22:39:36 -0700
  ...I checked the level of my aux battery (108ah deep cycle) it says 10.8Volts. After that incident I am definitely moving that unit...
• new series 48 Odyssey battery
  Historical mailing list - Richard DIXON
  Wed, 15 Sep 2010 10:47:07 +0000
  Like may of us, I have been looking for that perfect deep cycle battery that will fit in the tiny spot under our seat...
• The RACE: I can't give away my deep cycle gel batteries!
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Tue, 23 Mar 1999 19:43:56 -0600
  Nope, I won't sell'em. No money will I take for these! I propose we use' em for a race prize! Called "The...
• 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...
• Deep Cycle Batts.. A Journey
  Historical mailing list - Chris Smith
  Tue, 10 Dec 2002 13:35:52 GMT
  ...has been a user of deep cycle batts for quite some time. I have learned both good and bad things about the use of...
• Flooded Cell Deep Cycle Battery De-sulphation. Risky?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 23 Jul 2013 11:13:24 -0700
  ...My near new 100 AH flooded deep cycle battery (not AGM) has seen little use, is on a charger when not used, but was...
• Re: fridge wiring question
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:36:48 -0700
  ...not much is likely to go wrong if they are the same technology (e.g., sealed, AGM, gel, deep-cycle, whatever); and considering that...
• Re: Aux battery solution??!!!
  Historical mailing list - Peter Zendzian
  Fri, 21 May 1999 14:56:36 -1000
  ...I have 2 6v deep cycle batteries under the rear >seat. I jot sealed Jell cell so that there would be no fumes. They...
• Starter hesitation
  Historical mailing list - Stadler Family
  Sat, 28 Jul 2001 23:29:08 -0400
  ...I recommended a deep cycle battery per the list. But anyway after replacing auxiliary battery, a few days after the main, no more hesitation...
• Battery Reserve Capacity Calculations
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Sun, 6 Oct 2002 17:12:16 -0600
  ...Assuming a OPTIMA D750 Yellow Top Deep Cycle Battery Rated at 120 minutes of Reserve Capacity at a 25 Amp draw. Specifications. Reserve Capacity...
• Optima Batteries - Red Yellow or Blue?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 15 Oct 2005 12:59:30 -0700
  ...I am at the understanding that yellow is deep cycle designed to be discharged on a repeated basis, but I am wondering about the...
• 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...
• 2nd batteries
  Historical mailing list - William T. Harbaugh
  Wed, 13 Apr 94 08:38 CDT
  ...off only the deep cycle. Definetly the cool setup, but you have to remember the switch. Any book on marine electric systems will have...
• Re: proper Aux battery type size?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Tue, 21 Jul 1998 15:33:03 -0400
  At 09:53 PM 7/17/98 -0700, Otmar Ebenhoech wrote: >Hmmm, the Optima is a great battery, use the yellow top for deep...
• Auxilary battery
  Historical mailing list - Dawn Bustanoby
  Fri, 28 Jun 2002 10:34:23 -0700
  ...So please, can someone point me in the right direction? Deep cycle battery or regular car battery (my VW mechanic says to use a...
• Opinions on this Inverter?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Paquette
  Tue, 23 Nov 2004 17:36:04 -0800
  ...It would be connected to my auxiliary Optima Yellow Top deep cycle. I would replace the alligator clips that come with the unit with...
• Sure Power 1315 question
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Tue, 12 Feb 2008 20:17:25 -0800
  ...The aux battery will be a 105 AH deep cycle Diehard and will live under my rear seat. Starter battery is the usual starter...
• Re: Microwave oven in Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Fri, 24 Oct 2003 17:07:36 -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: Battery/Beckett advice wanted
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Wed, 21 Jun 2000 16:59:20 -0700
  ...Beckett (or anyone) after following the battery thread I have a question > about a Exide deep cycle I just replaced in my 95 EVC...
• Re: Battery Mfg. Warranty Charging Voltage
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Sat, 12 Oct 2002 10:44:56 -0500
  I have a Universal Battery sealed deep cycle for my coach battery and a "who knows" battery for the main. I bought a trickle...
• Second Battery / Battery wiring / 110vt Inverter
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Fri, 15 Oct 2004 16:36:05 -0700
  ...I have found a fellow here in Sausalito (Arc Battery) who provides a deep cycle battery that is the exact size of the vanagon...
• Re: deep cycle: best place to put? best size?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:13:20 EDT
  ...Exactly, this is the set up I'm using along with an 85 a/h Costco Kirkland lead acid deep cycle battery under the...
• Fw: 86 VW Vanagon Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 30 Sep 1999 23:38:14 -0500
  ...Wed, 29 Sep 1999 19:48:59 -0700 > > > ><<...>> I have an 86 Vanagon with syncro, it has a propane heater, stove, > >sink, two deep...
• Re: Deep Cycle Batteries
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 29 Jul 2007 11:33:02 -0500
  ...The motor home had four heavy duty wet type 12 volt deep cycle marine batteries. Those things would supply all the power I needed...
• Current draw for fridge fan
  Historical mailing list - turbowesty
  Thu, 2 Aug 2012 18:47:09 -0400
  ...I put in a new deep cycle battery just over a month ago. Now there's not enough juice to run the inverter (so...
• Aux Battery Idea
  Historical mailing list - Jason M. Yasment
  Thu, 1 Jul 1999 18:41:34 -0400
  ...Whenever you are in need of the deep-cycle you can secure it with bungee cords and hook it up. When you are traveling...
• Battery Reserve Capacity Calculations - 2nd Posting
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Fri, 11 Oct 2002 21:04:19 -0600
  ...Assuming a OPTIMA D750 Yellow Top Deep Cycle Battery Rated at 120 minutes of Reserve Capacity at a 25 Amp draw. Specifications. Reserve Capacity...
• Re: Switiching accessorys from main battery to auxilary battery?
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sat, 17 Jul 2004 22:01:25 -0400
  ...I put an couple of auxilary >batterys (deep cycle) in my westy, fed by a relay which isolates them >from the starting battery, and...
• Solar Panel
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Thu, 21 Jul 2005 08:12:59 -0700
  ...I have 2 deep cycle batteries from Arc Battery in Sausalito connected to a heavy duty marine battery switch from West Marine. They seem...
• Poor man battery testing
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:42:40 -0500
  ...The major consideration is that a deep cycle battery needs to be able to deliver power for a longer period of time whereas a...
• Re: Cold weather
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 28 Feb 2011 15:52:08 -0600
  ...Unless it's a "deep > > cycle" battery, then after getting fully discharged 3-4 times they won't > > hold a charge any more. If...
• Re: Deep cycle battery replacement for Eurovan 92
  Historical mailing list - Phil Blais
  Sun, 12 Apr 1998 19:02:46 -0700
  I bought a Sears DieHard 130 AMP deep cycle. It is the same size as the original and comes with the added bonus of...
• Re: Westy battery charger
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Perry
  Tue, 13 Jan 2015 14:08:07 +0000
  ...I am using a 65ah deep cycle under the drivers seat with gowesty set up. Ryan Asheville, NC
• Re: 2nd battery
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Thu, 21 Nov 1996 09:21:54 -0800
  ...The problem with "real" batteries is that they're not deep cycle. They'll quickly die if you use them to power the van...
• Re: do are vanagons even charge our batteries?
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Sat, 5 Jan 2008 21:13:35 -0500
  ...So > ~2.23V for each cell. > > Can a car battery even charge to 100% like this? Let alone 2 > batteries, of mixed use (deep...
• Re: Multi-use Vanagon - GL to Camper and back to GL
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:25:34 -0500
  ...shelf2.JPG > >> I'm going to need a couple of good deep cycle batteries. So my >> question >> is - what batteries would be good for...
• RE;starter/aux battery choices
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:51:42 -0700
  ...After looking at the whole optima/deep cycle battery situation, I'm tempted to just get two of the walmart everstart plus group 41...
• 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...
• Apology
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Thu, 14 Apr 1994 13:36:13 -0500 (CDT)
  ...The bigger alt is installed (whew) and I have a deep cycle battery but have not hooked it up. I would appreciate any knowledge...
• Apology
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Thu, 14 Apr 1994 13:36:13 -0500 (CDT)
  ...The bigger alt is installed (whew) and I have a deep cycle battery but have not hooked it up. I would appreciate any knowledge...
• aux. battery ventiliation
  Historical mailing list - John Rossi
  Thu, 4 Nov 1999 09:43:00 -0800
  ...So, here are my q's: (a) do all lead-acid batteries (i.e., sealed, deep cycle, etc.) require ventilation? The '81 (and others...
• Anyone use Power-Sonic Aux Battery?
  Historical mailing list - Alan J. Flint
  Wed, 16 Aug 2000 11:48:43 -0700
  ...Optima in under my seat, but I do want a sealed, deep cycle battery. So I started looking for alternatives. Has anyone tried the...
• Re: Auxiliary battery for 89 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Dennis
  Tue, 27 Mar 2007 22:14:28 -0400
  ...Auxiliary battery for 89 Westy What size deep cycle battery do you recommend for the Auxiliary Battery? Does anyone have have a "how to...
• Re: Odyssey batteries
  Historical mailing list - Stacie Wunsch
  Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:42:18 -0600
  ...Instead of the Odyssey, I went with a 12V WERKER Deep Cycle battery with 30AH ($70-ish). Granted, I am not planing on running...
• Re: BATTERY INFO NEEDED PLEASE
  Historical mailing list - Karl
  Fri, 12 Dec 2014 02:32:30 -0500
  ...The Delco battery doesn't say anything about being a deep cycle that I could see. On 12/12/2014 12:33 AM, Neil...
• Re: New fridge replacement option for the Dometic
  Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
  Sat, 29 Sep 2007 00:51:48 -0400
  ...a battery...of course that depends on the size of the deep cycle battery....and for me that means a battery that I can...
• Re: Printing w HP1020 off a Deep Cycle Battery
  Historical mailing list - Jack Cook
  Sun, 8 Oct 2006 21:26:17 -0800
  ...And that > printer has surges that are higher than that. > > A deep cycle battery should be sized for at least a 5 hour discharge...
• Re: Lithium aux. Batt?
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth O'Connor
  Fri, 14 Jul 2017 10:18:18 -0700
  ...far superior to the older generation batteries...Do they > even make deep cycle lithium battery s? > I swapped in a lithium battery to save...
• Alliance Deep Cycle? (Grp. 27) Wire To Alternator?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 12 Mar 2013 12:16:03 -0700
  Hi all. Battery sales person said they're made by Johnston Controls. Anyone used these? I realize that a lot of battery longevity comes...
• Re: aux battery and fridge
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 23 Sep 2009 23:14:28 -0400
  ...and get a norcold dc 0400 installed with a 100 AH deep cycle battery. does anyone have an electrician that does good work for...
• Re: Heater
  Historical mailing list - David Garth
  Sat, 26 Nov 1994 18:21:31 -0800 (PST)
  ...With a 100 amp hour deep-cycle auxillary battery, you would have less than 4 hours of heat. And that's four hours of...
• Re: westy: where does the light over the cabinets terminate?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 30 Apr 2006 13:38:05 -0700
  ...Mark feller wrote: >I want to take this light off the starter battery circuit and move it over >to my new deep cycle setup...
• White powder in battery box bottom
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sun, 22 Jan 2006 09:31:00 -0800
  ...This is a normal 'starter' battery, not a deep-cycle battery, but used for camping). There is a measurable layer of white powder on...
• Dynamic Solar Panel
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Tue, 10 Oct 2006 18:24:20 -0700
  So, with all the input on printing a little laser off deep cycle... 3000 watt Wagan inverter... under the rear seat, passenger side two...
• Re: Alliance Deep Cycle? (Grp. 27) Wire To Alternator?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 13 Mar 2013 18:56:50 -0400
  ...Alliance Deep Cycle? (Grp. 27) Wire To Alternator? "[...] you may need to rev the engine a bit higher than normal to get the alternator...
• Battery Thread (Another Option)
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shane
  Fri, 20 Aug 1999 13:03:39 -0400
  Secondary Battery Options... ------ The Optima D900 M deep cycle battery is about $160 - $180 and puts out 65 Amp Hours see http://www.dcbattery...
• Re: Battery specs?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Mon, 4 Dec 2000 10:15:04 -0800
  ...wiring to 87Westy now. > Then, I have already gotten Isoretor. > Does Deep Cycle Battery (Optima) conform to the sub battery box? > Yoshi... There are...
• Re: Solar panels and curtains
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Tue, 6 Aug 2002 17:13:35 -0500
  ...I have a small deep cycle coach battery that my camping stuff uses. Go here for details: http://members.fortunecity.com/davebaker1/westy/id20...
• Re: do are vanagons even charge our batteries?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sat, 5 Jan 2008 19:52:01 -0800
  ...So > ~2.23V for each cell. > > Can a car battery even charge to 100% like this? Let alone 2 > batteries, of mixed use (deep...