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• 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 11:29:11 -0400
  ...Yes, t is also where the battery is located on my ’66 (T1) and was on my bread loaf (’71) … the battery tray on...
• Re: Second battery in Westy
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 4 Mar 2012 16:25:35 -0500
  ...So any common path from the chassis battery to the aux battery also has to support at least part of this load. The existing...
• 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: battery isolator cost?
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Wed, 6 Jun 2001 12:31:17 -0700
  Matthew, Here in Washington at Interstate Battery shop, the Sure Power battery isolators cost: 952R is $32.75 1202R is $65.16 Harald 1202R...
• Re: optima the one for starting battery?
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Thu, 18 Aug 2005 19:18:53 -0600
  The red top is the starting battery. jimt On 8/18/05 6:56 PM, "greg crone" <l_levi1@YAHOO.COM> wrote: > In searching...
• Re: [Caravana] battery
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sat, 27 May 2000 09:23:23 -0700
  Greg, I think there is some confusion here between the auxiliary battery compartment under the driver's seat and the starter battery compartment under...
• Re: Dual Battery Installation Instructions on Ebay
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 19 Oct 2004 20:06:58 -0600
  On 10/19/04 6:18 PM, "Reinhard Vehring" <rvehring@YAHOO.COM> wrote: > --- jimt <wetwesty@TACTICAL-BUS.INFO> wrote: > >> I have a aux battery...
• Bad New Battery?
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Tue, 18 Dec 2007 12:39:15 -0500
  The vehicle battery in my '84 Westy is charging ok, but within a few hours of sitting, goes down to about 12.35 volts...
• Re: starting from aux battery
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 20 Mar 2010 20:56:30 -0600
  ...Ground on the battery box/metal, not the negative battery terminal. Fortunately since you're right there, you can turn the key to start...
• Re: proper battery fit
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sat, 24 Sep 2011 10:47:32 -0400
  AFAIK, the battery boxes are all the same. Keep the battery you have and wrestle the hold-down clamp into place. I had to...
• Re: '84 Westy Electrics - Stupid Questions
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Sat, 24 Jun 1995 23:49:49 -0700 (PDT)
  ...The only way to rid yourself of those nightmares is to get a second battery installed, and reserve the first battery *only* for starting...
• Re: What do you use solar or an aux battery for?
  Historical mailing list - James
  Wed, 24 Jun 2015 13:42:47 -0400
  ...I don't know which years, or if all the ones with the cooler had the aux battery, or if this set-up ever...
• Upgrading second battery system
  Historical mailing list - David Boan
  Sat, 25 Apr 2020 22:54:16 +0000
  Hi there Vanagon Types, I am about to start my latest lockdown project, which is to upgrade from the GoWesty second battery kit in...
• Inverter converter/charge system for $500-1000 ??
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Wed, 4 Jan 2006 13:44:19 -0800
  So it now time for me to get down to the 2nd battery install that has been waiting for me I was thinking what...
• Re: Battery connections
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Thu, 2 Sep 1999 10:04:49 -0700
  Alan, The answer is no, not if you want to hook up an auxiliary battery safely. As I understand it, the relay in the...
• Re: Battery Woes/Choice
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Fri, 23 May 2008 14:34:14 -0700
  The aux battery in my van is a deep cycle in a size that is hard to get in the USA, but common in...
• Re: How do you tell how much juice a battery has/?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:45:08 -0500
  ...Testing your start battery with a voltmeter at rest without a load doesn't tell you too much...a "dead" battery could still read...
• Re: Battery placement alternatives
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 1 Oct 2010 14:36:37 -0500
  ...Battery explosions are most commonly explosions from within the battery, due to gas accumulating inside, but gas can be present any time charging is...
• Re: Battery Woes/Choice
  Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
  Fri, 23 May 2008 13:38:52 -0700
  Troy, there's some useful stuff to help with calculating your power needs and sizing your aux battery on the wiki at http://vanagonwiki...
• Re: battery compartment
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 8 Jul 2010 16:53:51 -0700
  ...It seems to be missing something to catch on the >> > battery, >> > but it will hold the battery down. >> > 2. Battery physically smaller than the...
• Re: Auxillary battery alternative
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Thu, 15 Jul 1999 17:15:01 -0700
  ...Another danger to consider using a starter battery and 2.5mm wire in the auxiliary battery box is that and unsealed battery emits explosive...
• Re: Why do JC Whitney Battery isolators have this VW caveat?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Tue, 3 Feb 2004 07:42:23 -0800
  ...It generally leads to very poor battery voltage regulation, especially if the wire from the alternator to the battery is long and thin. (Vanagon...
• Re: battery question
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 25 Aug 2014 15:35:06 -0700
  ...Put the frig on battery for the drive up hoping to get a air flow current started. >>>>> >>>>> It didn't seem cold when I...
• Re: 2nd Battery
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Feb 2019 21:40:14 +0000
  I wouldn't go out and spend a lot of money on a fancy battery.  Get a maintenance free lead-acid or deep cell...
• Re: Why do JC Whitney Battery isolators have this VW caveat
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Tue, 3 Feb 2004 19:40:34 -0800
  ...If the alternator is measuring at the alternator rather than the battery the drop in charging voltage at the battery will be at least...
• Really Dumb Question About Aux Batteries RESTATED
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 10 Jun 2011 14:59:15 -0700
  ...I DO understand what has to be done to fully utilize an aux battery. I'm running a Group 31 100ah AGM battery with...
• Re: Charging system...
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Fri, 3 Dec 1999 16:01:26 -0500
  Never disconect your battery with the vehicle running. If the voltage regulator was not bad, there is a good chance it is now. The...
• Re: charging aux battery: too much of a good thing?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 21 Apr 2010 10:28:17 -0400
  ...With a discharged battery acceptance is very high -- a three-stage regulator will charge at full alternator output until a specific voltage is achieved...
• aux. battery system for '81 Westy Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - patty and danny
  Sun, 4 Mar 2001 17:50:49 -0800
  ...I was wondering if after installing an isolator, I could install a deep cell battery for my aux. battery and still have a regular...
• Re: Battery Corrosion Treatment
  Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
  Fri, 28 May 2004 23:51:28 +0200
  Hi John Battery acid kills all paint, be sure to wash the case out really good before ...... but you already thought of that, I...
• yellow top battery
  Historical mailing list - Robert Mac Dowell
  Sun, 1 Jul 2012 21:35:13 -0400
  I have a yellow top battery in my van now for going on 8 years. I have discharged this battery to 11.5 volts...
• Re: removing battery
  Historical mailing list - Michael Hart
  Fri, 11 Nov 2011 21:08:21 -0800
  My trick for removing the battery - use a metal coat hanger (dry cleaner's type); unwind it to give you a piece of flexible...
• Re: Battery placement alternatives
  Historical mailing list - Michael Rasmussen
  Fri, 1 Oct 2010 18:18:02 -0700
  On Fri, Oct 01, 2010 at 03:25:05PM -0700, Alistair Bell wrote: > As Don pointed out, battery explosions happen when the gas builds...
• 2nd battery isolator
  Historical mailing list - Karl Bloss
  Tue, 24 Mar 1998 10:41:13 +0000
  I'm toying with the idea of putting in one of those JC Whitney battery isolators for charging an aux. battery. They have an...
• Re: Westy - 2nd battery
  Historical mailing list - BILL
  Sat, 3 Apr 1999 21:24:42 -0700
  ...Including best battery for your year Westy. You can put a battery under drivers seat but not a car size one. In your year...
• Fwd: Why do JC Whitney Battery isolators have this VW caveat?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Heissenbuttel
  Tue, 3 Feb 2004 11:46:25 -0800
  This is what may have caused my battery's untimely death... Anyone know if I can revive a deep cycle by getting the sure...
• Re: Aux battery access woes
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 5 Apr 2007 08:12:51 -0700
  ...Starter battery had finally reached the end of it's useful life, jumped it twice on the way to have the new battery put...
• 6-volt battery
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 28 May 1996 16:40:59 -0400 (EDT)
  I am looking a good brand battery for the VW Bus 1965 to 1966, which company is better off to buy for the six...
• Re: 2nd battery...an alternative??
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 5 Apr 1999 19:37:42 -0400
  ...Both batteries can be drawn >down relatively frequently, but the auto battery prefers to >be immediately recharged. I'm afraid there's a slight...
• Re: Finding the PERFECT starter battery!
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Tue, 7 Jul 2015 15:17:07 -1000
  ...yup ...one of those battery strap things that grabs onto the posts is a must-have tool. any battery with a built-on lifting...
• Re: Finding the PERFECT starter battery! (UPDATE!)
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Wed, 8 Jul 2015 14:06:00 -0400
  Wal*Mart has your battery. Geo/ATL On Wed, Jul 8, 2015 at 1:56 PM, PB <pbrattan@gmail.com> wrote: > Will do as...
• Re: source for Aux. battery
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Fri, 21 Feb 1997 07:35:37 -0800
  At 03:56 PM 2/20/97 -0600, Don Parce wrote: >I'd like to put a 2nd battery into my 85 Westy and...
• Re: Euro-Elec: 92 Volkswagen Eurovan camp, Accessories, aux battery
  Historical mailing list - Vince So
  Fri, 4 Jun 1999 23:17:53 -0700
  I have no clue where the aux battery is in the Eurovan camper. Can't imagine it can be that difficult to find a...
• Re: Finding the PERFECT starter battery! Battery lifting strap!
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hersh
  Thu, 9 Jul 2015 19:20:44 -0700
  ...Finding the PERFECT starter battery! > > > > > > I use Vice-Grips to clamp onto one of the terminals to help me lift out > > > the old battery...
• Battery Woes/Choice
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Thu, 22 May 2008 12:59:36 -0800
  I've been spending a lot of time lately charging, testing and retesting reserve battery capacity of my odyssey 1200. As one person mentioned...
• Re: Start battery any new tips when replacing?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sun, 24 Dec 2023 21:28:37 -0600
  I found a Group 41 battery at Canadian Tire but it was pretty old - they sold it to me at a discount. Be sure...
• Auxiliary Battery
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Mon, 4 Oct 1999 09:02:50 -0700
  What I am trying to do is find out how to wire up an auxiliary battery that I installed under the drivers seat. According...
• Re: battery compartment
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 9 Jul 2010 10:23:52 -0500
  ...The safety concern is why I have been furiously trying to get my battery box and battery in order. I think I am going...
• RE: Battery for Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Tue, 12 Mar 1996 14:28:00 -0800 (PST)
  > When >camping, I use the battery for running the stereo, and some >lights, usually taking the battery to it's limit. So it does...
• Re: Bad New Battery?
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Tue, 18 Dec 2007 14:31:24 -0500
  Many battery stores will do a full "free" diagnostic on a battery. This may be a good first step, to make sure that you...
• Re: Monitoring aux battery charging?
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sat, 9 Oct 2004 07:55:11 -0400
  ...Aux battery amperage going in or out, voltage of main battery, voltage of aux battery. I was going to do this buy cannibalizing a...
• Re: Solar Panel: Charge Controller & Vents
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Wed, 7 May 2008 10:04:01 -0700
  Well this VW battery is worth considering for a third and fourth battery under the rear seats. But for the main house battery, the...
• Re: Aux. Battery Works! Yay!
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 30 Aug 2008 13:53:58 -0700
  ...Battery Works! Yay! > > I was just about to have my auxiliary battery wired to power the interior > lights, fridge, and stereo when hubby told...
• Re: Really Dumb Question About Aux Batteries Install.
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 10 Jun 2011 14:10:04 -0700
  ...Aux Battery I made my original question way to long and complicated, let me re state it: If I add an aux battery, with...
• Re: alternator voltage output
  Historical mailing list - Jim Davis
  Sun, 24 Jan 1999 00:57:39 EST
  In a message dated 99-01-20 13:00:01 EST, wdavidson@THEGRID.NET writes: > Measuring voltage at the battery terminals, > The reading is...
• Battery switches
  Historical mailing list - Rob Gunter
  Fri, 12 Jul 2002 08:57:03 -0400
  I am not familiar with the VW setup, but my van uses a battery isolator to automatically charge each battery when needed. The isolator...
• Re: A Saga Begins, Mystery of the Missing Norcold and FedEx
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 17 Jun 2007 12:18:48 -0700
  ...Which larger battery did you get, and is the battery separator the same as a relay system? Will try to take some pictures that...
• Re: Vitrifrigo trip results, wiring, battery life, charging issues, etc
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Fri, 7 Aug 2009 19:16:35 -0400
  >> The bottom line of this is that the nightly draining of the aux battery by the Vitrifrigo brought to the fore an existing weakness...
• Battery charger
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 4 Sep 1998 10:06:25 -0700
  I like the idea of wiring a trickle charger into the 120vac westy wiring to charge the battery(ies) when pluged into shore power...
• Installing battery
  Historical mailing list - Shelby Brumelle
  Tue, 7 Sep 1999 18:30:14 GMT
  I could not install the cantilevered flat metal bar which holds the battery in place in my 1984 Vanagon. The previous battery was an...