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• Re: SLA AC Delco Deep Cycle? (vs Interstate)
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Wed, 27 Mar 2019 10:28:47 -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: charging aux battery: too much of a good thing?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 21 Apr 2010 10:28:17 -0400
  ...of charge in starting; but for a house battery that is deep-cycle it's an extremely inefficient way to do it. Yrs, d
• Re: Auxiliary battery
  Historical mailing list - Chris Uzzi
  Fri, 28 Aug 1998 12:43:04 -0700
  ...i bought a deep cycle optima and installed per the instructions on the vanagon.com site (listed below). one addendum to these instructions, however...
• Re: Small smart charger with equalize mode?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 11 Oct 2011 10:39:06 -0700
  ...Small smart charger with equalize mode? > > It's been a while since I equalized my big ol' Trojan vented lead-acid > deep cycle battery...
• Re: Deep Cycle Batteries
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sat, 4 Aug 2007 20:28:18 -0700
  ...That's how it was set up when the relay clobbered my nice expensive deep cycle battery. I have since replaced the big solenoid...
• Fantastic battery-costing resource
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 8 Apr 2009 18:04:10 -0300
  While looking to see what 500 AH of deep-cycle battery would weigh (I *should* know, I used to carry 400 AH on Scamp...
• Re: Run time to charge Aux battery
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 5 Sep 2009 10:17:05 -0400
  ...http://gerry.vanagon.com/files/motorhome/Motorhome-Alternator-Charging-Syste ms.txt I have 2, 6 volt deep cycle batteries hooked up and I...
• Surepower 1315 and charging issues
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Tue, 5 May 2009 19:01:58 -0700
  ...This is NOT a good thing when you have a deep cycle battery in need of a good de- sulfating charge. My starting battery...
• Re: do are vanagons even charge our batteries?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sat, 5 Jan 2008 20:45:14 -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: Batteries: Optima vs new Exide spiral wound?
  Historical mailing list - Brian Sassone
  Tue, 15 Aug 2000 13:03:08 -0700
  I should have said "standard deep cycle" which are bigger than the optima but will fit under the seat or in the side lower...
• Re: Deep Cycle Batteries
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Sun, 29 Jul 2007 19:12:18 -0400
  I've been using an Optima Yellow Top for the past year or so as aux battery and have always been surprised at how...
• Re: Aux Battery Suggestions for under Drivers seat
  Historical mailing list - Bill M
  Mon, 18 Mar 2013 12:37:46 -0400
  ...Is there a reasonably priced deep cycle that will fit easily, or with minor mods, under the drivers seat? I see this one http...
• Re: Re[2]: Stupid questions
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 11 May 1997 21:57:24 -0700
  ...malcolm > Why doesn't your battery discharge when you leave your refrigerator on > for months? > > That's one hell of a deep cycle battery...
• Re: Optima Battery Discussion
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Thu, 23 Oct 2003 18:18:28 -0600
  ...Polak" <mrpolak@yahoo.com> wrote: > What Optima model are you using? I have the yellow top Optima deep-cycle mounted in place of the...
• Re: Amp Draw on 12v RM182
  Historical mailing list - vanagon
  Sun, 6 Aug 2006 22:35:32 -0700
  ...is running on 12 volt power? I am considering adding a > deep cycle battery to my '80 Westy, and I am wondering if it...
• Re: T3 Westy's; batteries; how to have your cake and eat it
  Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
  Tue, 7 Aug 2007 11:16:32 -0400
  ...gone at 12.3V and dead at 12V....so does a deep cycle still have cranking power at only 12V. Another point,...if the...
• Re: T3 Westy's; batteries; how to have your cake and eat it
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Sun, 5 Aug 2007 21:09:48 -0600
  ...This set up arks great even with a conventional > strting battery combined with deep cycles. > > Dennis > -- Martin Jagersand University of Alberta http://www.cs...
• Re: Fwd: BATTERY INFO NEEDED PLEASE
  Historical mailing list - Jon VO
  Fri, 12 Dec 2014 17:23:10 -0800
  ...both work. >>> Musta been a Canada-US website thing for me. :) >>> >>> Deep cycle vs not likely the reason for price difference? >>> >>> Trying to find...
• Re: aux battery and fridge
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 24 Sep 2009 07:42:50 -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...
• Vitrfrigio install report
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Mon, 27 Jul 2009 09:20:44 -0800
  ...At the very most, you could run the fridge for three days, if it was not too hot and you had a killer deep...
• Re:Questions on a 2nd Battery
  Historical mailing list - Craig Standley
  Sat, 30 Dec 1995 21:05:43 -0800 (PST)
  ...There are some kinds of deep-cycle batteries out there that do not give give off gas. They are gel-cell batteries. They also...
• Re: Aux battery - venting precautions
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Fri, 01 Nov 1996 11:49:33 -0800
  ...i realize these aren't deep cycle. and they are small capacity. the >one i bought has like 24 amp/hours reserve which is...
• 2nd battery install in 83 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Eric Henry
  Mon, 9 Oct 2000 19:00:51 -0700
  ...with a second battery, so we purchased an Interstate Marine/RV Deep Cycle 550 something or other. We quickly discovered it's too big...
• Re: Alliance Deep Cycle? (Grp. 27) Wire To Alternator?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 13 Mar 2013 10:31:51 -0700
  Thanks for that tip guys. Between watching Youtube for rear bed reupholstering tips, wiring, pop top rehab etc. .... so much to learn. Mind, slowly...
• Re: testing capacity of house battery
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 1 Aug 2016 09:27:10 -0400
  Small (true) deep cycle batteries are rated at both a 5 and a 20 hour rate. These rates come up with somewhat different overall...
• Re: Auxiliary battery for 89 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 28 Mar 2007 14:03:04 -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: Simple auxillary battery question
  Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
  Thu, 13 Jun 2002 13:44:11 -0400
  ...If you wanted to use a 12V appliances for an extended time period, the deep cycle battery is the way to go - you can...
• Re: Solar panel, aux. battery, generator etc...
  Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
  Wed, 9 Mar 2016 17:16:36 -0600
  ...I am looking for infos and choice on the followings: - a deep cycle battery to fit under the driver seat, bigger than the one...
• Re: Help installtion Aux.battery 1985 westy
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 9 Jun 1996 20:48:37 -0700
  ...Roberts wrote: > Hello Vanagon list, I would like to install a deep cycle aux. Battery >under the rear seat of a 1985 Westy. I...
• Totally frustrated seeking Optima battery bargain
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Fri, 23 Nov 2001 15:21:42 -0800
  ...was the red top "starting" battery an not the yellow top deep cycle battery. Maybe I misunderstood the lead someone on the list gave...
• Re: Dual Battery Installation Instructions on Ebay
  Historical mailing list - Reinhard Vehring
  Tue, 19 Oct 2004 17:04:03 -0700
  ...An Optima Yellow 34/78 deep cycle battery and an amp under the driver swivel seat. Requires some metalworking to get it in. Battery...
• 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: deep cycle battery
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Mon, 06 May 1996 10:15:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Aren't these >>deep-cycle types, used for electric trolling motors etc.? Why wouldn't >>they work as auxiliary batteries in Westies, to power...
• Re: AGM group 41 battery choices?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 2 Jul 2013 22:18:38 -0700
  ...I do also have two very large marine/starter deep cycle batteries for use in our camp trailer's electrical/solar system and they...
• Weekender package uncomfort
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
  23 May 1997 08:07:09 -0600
  ...that I could hook up the ventilation/heater fan to a deep cycle battery with an extra dropping resitor. This could get the fan...
• Re: Poor man battery testing
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:24:38 -0800
  ...On 01/27/2012 06:42 AM, Dennis Haynes wrote: > Deep Cycle battery capacity load testing. Theory: Deep cycle > batteries need to be tested...
• Re: Optima vs. Generic
  Historical mailing list - SyncroWesty
  Wed, 12 Mar 2003 10:31:17 -0700
  If you get an Optima Yellow Top Deep Cycle Battery then it is designed to be repeatedly drawn down. Standard Batterys really hate to...
• Re: 2nd Battery
  Historical mailing list - Pete O
  Mon, 11 Feb 2019 18:16:27 -0500
  ...Pete O On Mon, Feb 11, 2019 at 5:28 PM Karl Mullendore <tdiguru@westyventures.com> wrote: > You can deplete an AGM deep-cycle...
• Introduction and Re: Second batteries..
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Tower
  Tue, 12 Apr 1994 22:32:27 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I was > thinking about possibly running a deep-cycle as a a second, mostly for > camping (leaving the lights and radio on, etc).. > > Jamie...
• Re: Alliance Deep Cycle? (Grp. 27) Wire To Alternator?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 13 Mar 2013 18:35:42 -0400
  ...Alliance Deep Cycle? (Grp. 27) Wire To Alternator? Right. Great point. Solar panel system may be installed at some point. That said, if the...
• Re: Optima as 2nd battery.
  Historical mailing list - Todd Francis
  Fri, 23 May 1997 08:11:41 -0800
  ...stereo and Syncro! > > Thanks, Curt Long I see Optima has a deep cycle battery as well as their 800 amp standard battery. -- Todd Francis...
• Re: How to Select the Right Battery
  Historical mailing list - JP Nicholls
  Tue, 19 Aug 1997 09:24:11 +0100
  ...the battery? Incidentally, this battery was sold to me as a "deep cycle and starting battery", and is manufactured by BHX (here in the...
• Re: How to Select the Right Battery
  Historical mailing list - JP Nicholls
  Wed, 20 Aug 1997 09:01:09 +0100
  ...the battery? Incidentally, this battery was sold to me as a "deep cycle and starting battery", and is manufactured by BHX (here in the...
• Aux Battery: Life span of charged battery
  Historical mailing list - Steve Manning
  Sun, 3 May 1998 22:07:57 -0500
  Last fall I installed a deep cycle 32amp/hr wheelchair battery as an auaillary for my '84 westy. I have it wired through the...
• Re: Alliance Deep Cycle? (Grp. 27) Wire To Alternator?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 13 Mar 2013 15:41:08 -0700
  Yep, if triggered only when the engine is running then the draw of the solenoid coil is of no major concern. Some people try...
• Re: Aux Battery: Life span of charged battery
  Historical mailing list - Steven Manning
  Mon, 4 May 1998 17:07:10 -0500
  thowland wrote: > > Last fall I installed a deep cycle 32amp/hr wheelchair battery as an > > auaillary for my '84 westy. I have it wired...
• Re: Optima Battery Question (cutting terminal posts?)
  Historical mailing list - Harmon Seaver
  Fri, 9 Aug 2002 17:29:58 -0500
  Well, I don't know -- I've taken any number of car batteries (and big deep-cycle) apart to melt the lead to make...
• Re: Alternator continuous-duty rating?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 23 Sep 2012 12:42:18 -0400
  ...Jack's looking at continuous output in terms of the alternator running flat out for several hours at a time, charging deep-cycle batteries...
• Re: New battery chemistries to watch for
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 29 Jun 2009 06:17:53 -0700
  ...deep cycle should not be taken beyond 50%, giving > the typical group 41 50Ah battery about 25 usable Ah > > Comparing the 2000 deep cycles...
• Re: Aux. Battery Installation kit
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sun, 13 Aug 2000 12:59:02 -0700
  ...The Optima Deep Cycle is the battery of choice... fits the battery box with slight modifications... see my post on the subject just a...
• Re: SLA AC Delco Deep Cycle? (vs Interstate)
  Historical mailing list - Richard Smith
  Wed, 27 Mar 2019 17:33:13 +0000
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• Best Starter Battery?
  Historical mailing list - Brian Cirulnick
  Wed, 21 Jul 1999 23:10:02 -0400
  ...is the best overall "Starter" battery? Could I use a sealed "deep cycle" battery as a regular "start" battery? I've got a regular...
• Aux battery...again
  Historical mailing list - Liz Maher
  Tue, 20 Mar 2001 12:26:24 -0500
  ...one was ever able to recommend a specific brand/model of deep-cycle battery that will fit under the driver's seat. An online...
• Re: White powder in battery box bottom
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Sun, 22 Jan 2006 10:55:37 -0700
  ...This > is a normal 'starter' battery, not a deep-cycle battery, but used for camping). > > There is a measurable layer of white powder on...
• Re: Reconditioned Battery Opinions?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 19 Aug 2009 11:56:01 -0700
  ...I am no scientist but I did some research at one time after wrecking a couple of expensive deep cycle batteries by running them...
• Re: Deep Cycle Batteries
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sun, 29 Jul 2007 18:42:09 -0700
  ...Well within the max current draw capabilities of our East Penn (West Marine) group 27 even though it's not a high-quality deep...
• New battery technology to watch for
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:15:44 -0700
  ...the typical group 41 50Ah battery about 25 usable Ah in deep cycle service. Comparing the 2000 cycles to the typical 200-300 of...
• Re: optima the one for starting battery?
  Historical mailing list - Jack Cook
  Mon, 22 Aug 2005 11:05:40 -0700
  ...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: power inverters
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Wed, 17 Dec 2014 09:41:58 -0500
  ...2nd deep cycle battery under the driver's seat, then mount the inverter right behind the seat. You want to the run of wiring...
• Re: Installing 2nd battery
  Historical mailing list - David Greenland
  Wed, 22 Mar 2000 15:46:29 -0800
  ...it's a camping toy!) I ended up putting an 82a deep cycle under the rear seat. (with a 70a relay replacing the stock...