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• Re: short in second battery/isolator system
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Sat, 14 Aug 2004 09:52:12 -0700
  At 10:25 PM 8/13/2004, Jeff Hartman wrote: >I have a sure power isolator and second battery, installed at the company >that...
• Re: Battery placement alternatives
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 30 Sep 2010 19:16:28 -0700
  how much hydrogen is actually produced from battery during use? would the hydrogen actually go down that vent? and is the seal on the...
• Re: Westfalia 2nd battery questions...
  Historical mailing list - Simon
  Tue, 20 May 2003 14:47:01 -0600
  Why not wire just the memory lead for your head unit to the main battery? On Tuesday, May 20, 2003, at 12:36 PM...
• Re: Second Request Help Needed w/Aux Battery Wiring
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Fri, 29 Jun 2007 15:12:34 -0600
  ...That is its usual location on Westies without an aux battery. Does it have 5 wires? Three red, one black, one red/black? If...
• Re: Run time to charge Aux battery
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 5 Sep 2009 09:42:14 -0700
  ...the amperage going into the battery will naturally taper off well before the aux battery is fully-charged because, as mentioned, the alternator isn...
• Re: Primary Battery Removal: How to?
  Historical mailing list - R. Hotchkiss
  Wed, 23 Oct 1996 19:26:32 -0400
  Gregory Mitch Daughtry wrote: > > I need to replace my primary battery underneath the passenger seat in my '87 > Westy. > > Trouble is, I can't...
• Re: Battery question
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 16 Jul 2019 07:49:57 -0400
  ...When I went to start the van it was dead. > I have a house battery with the GW kit. > Why would my starter battery...
• Re: Difficulty getting battery hold down back in.
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 15 Nov 2011 13:09:49 -0600
  ...I taped the clamp to the side of the battery. I also tipped the battery a bit away from the front of the battery...
• Re: battery info requested
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 4 Jul 1995 17:13:05 -0300
  >Years back, there was a TV ad for a battery which had a special >reserve (almost like a second battery within a battery) capability...
• Re: Cold weather
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Tue, 1 Mar 2011 16:05:17 -0500
  Hi Annie, If the battery is only a year old it may not be the problem. I would recommend checking the voltage at the...
• Re: Optima battery
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 12 Mar 2005 06:43:39 EST
  ...Please excuse my ignorance, but what is an Optima battery? I will be putting an aux battery in my van for the first time...
• Re: Behind light storage was:vanagon Digest - 20 Feb 2020 to 21 Feb 2020 (#2020-66)
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Sun, 23 Feb 2020 12:02:51 -0400
  ...The battery on my Thing/Trekker (Type-181) and my old Ghia were also under the rear bench (likely were for all Type-1...
• Re: Battery LEDs = Useful life?
  Historical mailing list - Vince S
  Sun, 29 Aug 2004 13:14:03 -0700
  Mike, You are correct the three LEDs are not exactly precision indicator of the battery condition. However please bare in mind even with an...
• Re: Finding the PERFECT starter battery! (UPDATE!)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 8 Jul 2015 22:53:37 -0400
  ...Finding the PERFECT starter battery! (UPDATE!) > > sure sounds like a lot of hassle. > All I have done for YEARS is ask for a battery...
• Re: '88 Westy - moving starting battery rearward
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 30 Jan 2018 18:02:57 -0500
  ...battery in our '88 Westy, which has a 1.6TD using stock '83 parts, but maintains the front passenger seat battery location. (which has...
• Re: optima the one for starting battery?
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Fri, 19 Aug 2005 20:34:22 -0400
  ...I've really abused my battery (mostly through alternator problems) and it's stood the test of time okay. I don't know if...
• Re: Dometic fridge wiring question (diagram supplied)
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Thu, 12 Apr 2007 21:42:51 -0600
  ...What am I missing in this discussion about hooking the fridge relay to the aux battery? It seems to me there are two options...
• '84 battery dies
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 29 Apr 1997 15:02:37 -0500
  I just got my '84 camper out of storage and the battery keeps dying on me by the next day. When I pulled the...
• Fuse #3 on auxilliary battery
  Historical mailing list - Gilles H Turmel
  Tue, 3 Jun 2014 21:31:01 -0400
  Hi, Which wire to the fuse box should I connect to my aux battery to get the accessories on my aux battery? Best regards...
• Re: Second Battery / Battery wiring / 110vt Inverter
  Historical mailing list - Reinhard Vehring
  Sat, 16 Oct 2004 08:35:43 -0700
  Doug, I'm pretty sure you can't run a 1000 W converter from a single battery for very long. Even if it had...
• Re: Recommendations for Aux battery hardware
  Historical mailing list - William D. Pool
  Tue, 13 Oct 2015 16:33:21 -0700
  ...Recommendations for Aux battery hardware > > I have an 82’ diesel Westy, so I have two AUX up front. But the battery bank in the...
• Re: Finding the PERFECT starter battery!
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 7 Jul 2015 13:39:18 -0500
  Patti, I meant to mention, the "correct" starter battery fits perfectly with the original bracket that fits inside the battery compartment to hold the...
• Re: AGM group 41 battery choices?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 2 Jul 2013 16:12:58 -0700
  ...I believe this is the battery in question http://www.sears.com/diehard-platinum-automotive-battery-group-size-65-price/p-02850065000P?prdNo=3...
• Re: Battery dead AGAIN!!!!
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Sat, 28 Apr 2007 10:46:31 -0700
  ...No stickers have fallen into the battery compartment. There are 2 different etchings on the battery: 6KFD29 and 6FD291. One is factory branded into...
• Re: Battery condition indicators
  Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
  Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:56:19 -0700
  ...Battery condition indicators > > I am considering hooking up a second battery condition indicator, and > secondary float charger for the main battery, and wondered if...
• Re: Help installtion Aux.battery 1985 westy
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 10 Jun 1996 12:02:39 -0700
  SyncroHead@aol.com wrote in reference to the solid state coach battery blocks: "They have an inherent voltage drop across their internal diodes that...
• Re: Optima Battery
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Thu, 6 May 1999 13:55:00 -0400
  ...Optima Battery Can anyone tell me where I can order an Optima Battery to use as a 2nd battery in my "90 Westie? I...
• Re: Interstate Battery + and - poll
  Historical mailing list - John
  Sun, 12 Sep 1999 14:53:40 -0400
  Coby Smolens wrote: > > Got a question for the list -- > > How many of you are using an Interstate starter battery? What's your > experience been...
• GoWesty extra battery wiring kit
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Wed, 1 Nov 2006 11:12:13 -0500
  Howdy, I picked up the Go Westy wiring kit for an auxillary battery in my 1982 air cooled westy. I have been comparing the...
• Re: Best battery
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:08:07 -0500
  ...I removed the battery usually for winter storage and trickle charged. In no more than 3 years the battery would fail. I recall that...
• Re: Interstate Batteries Researched & Purchased
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 16 Nov 1995 08:23:11 -0500
  I am planning to add the second battery to my 87 westy in the near future. How much do I have to modify the...
• Re: Aux battery tyro
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 21 Feb 2007 08:26:17 -0800
  ...With standard aux battery install the interior accessories (lights and radio) will still be on the starter battery. A simple wiring change can move...
• Re: Charging system questions.
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Tue, 25 Jan 2011 13:18:07 -0700
  > So is 14.02 at the alternator good? Is that voltage drop between there > and the starter battery near acceptable? Am I on the...
• Re: Battery venting, etc.
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Fri, 12 Jun 1998 01:06:04 -0500
  ...BTW, Jim Davis has indicated that the Optima battery can be safely side mounted, so there is no need to cut off the top...
• Re: winter hibernation over! Tips?
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Sat, 7 Apr 2001 10:53:14 -0500
  Dan, It is a good idea when parking any vehicle for an extended time to remove the battery, and charge it periodically, during the...
• Re: battery and oxy lights coming on.
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 14 Dec 2003 01:33:37 -0500
  ...If the volts at the battery are only reading 13.2 (or less) at high rpms, you aren't really charging your battery very...
• My Battery Life 7+ Years
  Historical mailing list - David Wilhite
  Mon, 7 Jan 2008 03:36:38 +0000
  FWIW, I finally bought a new battery for my 84' Westy. My old battery was a measly 650 CCA from Wal-Mart and was...
• Re: New battery is dead
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Mon, 1 Sep 2008 17:15:06 -0700
  ...Do I have a short? Has anyone encountered this >> before? The battery is new and was tested at the Interstate battery >> dealer when I...
• Re: Battery testing solution
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sun, 14 Aug 2011 11:52:07 -0500
  The resting voltage will tell you the state of charge but you need to know the battery chemistry to translate. That's why the...
• Optima aux battery fitment
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Tue, 11 May 1999 17:32:35 -0700
  ...According to several posts in the archives, the Optima "yellow top" battery fits in the aux battery compartment in a Westy if you either...
• Re: Aux. Battery w/o Relay
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Wed, 27 Feb 2002 21:36:20 -0600
  You could most certainly hook up two batteries in series--with no problem, as long as they are the same type of battery. A...
• adding a second battery
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Engel
  Fri, 30 Aug 2002 11:47:52 -0500
  Hi Has anyone added a second battery to their Westy's?I own an 1984 Westy and would like to add a second battery...
• Re: Auxiliary battery for 89 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Tue, 27 Mar 2007 16:22:43 -0600
  On Mar 27, 2007, at 3:17 PM, Larry Hinshaw wrote: > What size deep cycle battery do you recommend for the Auxiliary > Battery? Does...
• Re: Battery Isolators vs. Relays
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 13 Dec 2001 12:07:59 -0500
  ...By using > the isolator, you keep the batteries separated so that the aux battery > doesn't pull on the starting battery in a natural...
• Re: Behind light storage was:vanagon Digest - 20 Feb 2020 to 21 Feb 2020 (#2020-66)
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 23 Feb 2020 10:32:48 -0500
  Yes, But I also found that VW bugs rotted out under the battery and that was inside the car under the back seat. I...
• battery questions
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Thu, 1 Apr 2004 09:34:09 -0700
  Get a VOM (Volt Ohm Meter), pull the neg battery cable and connect the meter in series between the cable and the battery neg...
• Re: Start battery any new tips when replacing?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 24 Dec 2023 14:45:19 -0500
  Hi all, Thanks Dennis, Can someone describe the 96R AGM and why it might be worth more dollars? Would the battery fit and terminals...
• RE: dangerous fume from battery
  Historical mailing list - Dr. Michael J. Rensing
  Fri, 13 May 1994 13:05:07 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I just found out its 5-year old battery's >fluid leaked. (The battery is located under the front passenger seat.) >To be fumigated...
• Re: Second Battery / Battery wiring / 110vt Inverter
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 16 Oct 2004 09:48:09 -0400
  ...A better option is to use a battery combiner. These will connect the house battery when the main is charged to ~13 volts. As...
• Re: Solar collector
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 20 Dec 2014 09:52:21 -0500
  From the factory the Westy did not come with a dual battery set up. What was there was a relay controlled from the alternator...
• Re: aux. battery ventiliation
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Thu, 4 Nov 1999 17:40:21 -0800
  John, If you use the Optima battery it is sealed and does not need to be ventilated to the outside air. Or any other...
• Re: Battery placement alternatives
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 1 Oct 2010 13:24:09 -0700
  the reaction during regular charge of a wet cell lead acid battery does not produce oxygen nor hydrogen. Anode (oxidation): PbSO4(s) +5H2O(l...
• Battery Monitor
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Sun, 17 Apr 2011 18:57:39 -0700
  An interesting project - http://rumitcu.blogspot.com/2011/04/westfalia-battery-monitor-v10.html <http://rumitcu.blogspot.com/2011/04/westfalia-battery-monitor-v10...
• second battery relay
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Thu, 25 Mar 2004 08:16:54 GMT
  hey if you get a battery relay from bus depot.. it doesn't really have a the terminals for attaching to the second battery...
• batteries: some more general info ...
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 02 May 94 16:32:24 CDT
  ...BATTERY BASICS (from Trailer Life, May 1994) by Joel Donaldson Inadequate battery reserve power has long been the Achilles' hell of RVers who like...
• Re: Is battery isolator better than a relay?
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Wed, 3 Nov 1999 07:35:21 -0700
  Cary, The battery isolator is a set of two diodes that steers the charging system output into the least charged of the two batteries...
• Re: Optima Battery in 1980 AC Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 19 May 2004 06:57:32 EDT
  ...The Optima battery fits just fine. The battery posts will protrude above the battery box by a few centimetres but that does not cause...
• Re: Westy battery charger
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 10 Jan 2015 10:01:41 -0800
  When my 2/10 amp trickle charger died ~20 years ago, I bit the bullet and bought a real battery charger. Expensive? Yes. Worth...
• AGM group 41 battery choices?
  Historical mailing list - Gregg Carlen
  Tue, 2 Jul 2013 18:12:59 -0400
  Time to replace the starting battery in my 1990 Westy. Is there a suitable AGM group 41 starting battery made by any battery companies...
• Fryeday help-Calling out for Eurovan battery help
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Fri, 7 May 2010 05:56:57 EDT
  Anyone out there in Vanagon land have any knowledge or resources for help with a 2003 Eurovan Camper house (auxillary) battery problem. If anyone...