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• Re: Deep cycle batteries, voltage regulators, and eating cake
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Sat, 12 Jul 2008 13:17:41 -0700
  Yes on the early versions of the alternator wiring the full alternator charging current goes over those 2 parallel 14 gauge wires to the...
• new series 48 Odyssey battery
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Wed, 15 Sep 2010 17:02:17 -0800
  Like may of us, I have been looking for that perfect deep cycle battery that will fit in the tiny spot under our seat...
• Re: Quit worrying-go camping!
  Historical mailing list - Eric Wunrow
  Tue, 23 Jul 2013 15:42:01 -0600
  ...Flooded Cell Deep Cycle Battery De-sulphation. Risky? On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 3:58 PM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com> wrote: Quit...
• Re: Newbie question about auxiliary power
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Mon, 21 Nov 2011 14:45:42 -0800
  ...are > replaced free when I 'use them up' pretending they are Deep > Cycles in my > extended winter camping trips... > � Don Hanson > > On Mon, Nov...
• Help installtion Aux.battery 1985 westy
  Historical mailing list - Arnold Schultz
  Mon, 10 Jun 1996 03:41:50 -0700
  > > Hello Vanagon list, I would like to install a deep cycle aux. Battery >under the rear seat of a 1985 Westy. I have read...
• Re: Questions about Gas Heater from 82 Diesel
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Tue, 6 Mar 2001 12:42:44 EST
  ...the heater for hours at a time while parked, the biggest Deep cycle battery you can afford will keep it going. They really weren...
• Re: Questions about Gas Heater from 82 Diesel
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Tue, 6 Mar 2001 12:42:44 EST
  ...the heater for hours at a time while parked, the biggest Deep cycle battery you can afford will keep it going. They really weren...
• Re: insane a/c project
  Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
  Fri, 3 Aug 2001 09:23:29 -0400
  ...You are going to need 8 guage jumper cables from your deep-cycle battery to the inverter. Don't worry about getting the wires...
• Re: Fw: Deep Cycle Batts.. A Journey
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 11 Dec 2002 23:03:33 -0500
  On Wed, 11 Dec 2002, John Rodgers wrote: > Most acid electrolyte batteries "Fume" just an imperceptable bit, and > the result is an almost undetectable...
• '87 Westy for sale
  Historical mailing list - Larry Innes
  Sun, 25 Jul 2004 09:51:14 +0000
  ...sink � CD player, 40W stereo, Infiniti speakers � 2nd Optima Yellow-top deep cycle battery - runs stereo, house lights � solar panel � fairly new Michelin Agilis...
• Solar Power Parts papsolar.ca (MCA Batteries, etc.)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 6 Oct 2012 22:15:31 -0700
  ...http://tinyurl.com/92besen ), so am now gearing up toward getting a deep cycle and solar installed on my '88 Westy, or at the...
• Higher output alternator?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 13 Jun 2010 19:47:12 -0700
  ...and one for the other stuff..both are 'starting batteries' not deep cycle. I don't usually run out of juice when camping. But...
• Re: Aux Battery in Engine compartment, Good Idea?
  Historical mailing list - Joe Wagner
  Fri, 19 Sep 1997 16:18:37 -0400
  ...enough to > hold a LARGE (1000 Amp Hours, $59.00 autoZone) deep cycle battery. Has > anyone tried this? Good idea or just brain flatulence...
• Battery isolator vs combiner??
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Thu, 10 Aug 2000 20:26:50 EDT
  ...I am probably going to use a deep cycle lead acid battery until I can afford the spiral-wound or gel cells. What am...
• How to install 90A alt. on Vanagon diesel
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Thu, 24 Aug 2000 12:04:09 EDT
  ...The Vanagon diesel has dead space behind the stock battery to mount an Exide or Optima AGM deep cycle for a auxiliary battery. Hope...
• Re: Aux Battery
  Historical mailing list - Jay Brown
  Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:33:12 -0400
  ...I have been using the Blue Seas ACR 7610 to charge two Group 27 Deep Cycle batteries in the cabinet where my fridge used...
• Re: Run time to charge Aux battery
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 5 Sep 2009 12:26:13 -0700
  ...numbers are correct, and if you wanted to never discharge your >> deep-cycle batteries too deeply (say never less than 80% discharged so >> they...
• Re: Deep cycle batteries, voltage regulators, and eating cake
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Tue, 7 Aug 2007 18:04:59 -0400
  Well, I think I got it. Battery voltage is now up to a level I think will charge both batteries even under load. Here...
• Re: What is THE best battery ?
  Historical mailing list - Ron Tipton
  Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:15:39 -0500
  ...Sealed AGM batteries for deep cycle service or marine > service > are available. BUT, again based on list members (and information > from other > online forums...
• FS: Eurovan Westfalia full camper
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Sat, 27 Dec 2008 08:25:05 -0800
  ...stove, sink, fridge/freezer, water tank and pump, new coach batteries (upgraded to 2x150Ah commercial service deep cycle batteries. standard is one 80Ah battery...
• Re: Aux Battery: Life span of charged battery
  Historical mailing list - Brenda Zendzian
  Sun, 3 May 1998 20:56:56 -1000
  ...and the other batteries are 6 volt 180 amp hour sealed jell cell deep cycle batteries seperated from the starting bank by a relay...
• Re: Aux. Battery/Non-Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 14 Nov 2001 10:57:14 -0500
  ...An Optima deep-cycle would be better. I have not had a problem yet. What I really like is access to the battery (for...
• Re: Aux Battery Suggestions for under Drivers seat
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Mon, 18 Mar 2013 07:22:51 -0700
  At 06:12 AM 3/18/2013, Bryan Feddish wrote: >Is there a reasonably priced deep cycle that will fit easily, or >with minor...
• Re: Odyssey batteries
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:45:00 -0700
  As mentioned in the archives a while back, Al @ Arc Battery in Sausalito has been supplying me with a deep cycle battery that fits...
• Re: Calculate fuel consumption when idling?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Mon, 26 Nov 2007 12:50:01 -0800
  ...It does a far better job of fully charging a deep cycle battery with the engine at idle than the alternator alone does with...
• Re: Solar Panel: Charge Controller & Vents
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Wed, 7 May 2008 10:04:01 -0700
  ...been discussed audnauseum to say it mildly. > THERE IS NO PROPER DEEP CYCLE BATTERY THAT WILL FIT IN THAT HOLE UNDER THE > DRIVERS SEAT...
• Re: Charging circuit wiring upgrade/maintenance report/questions (longish)
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 13 Sep 2011 08:19:22 -0700
  ...But, yeah, it is a smart charger designed to charge deep cycle batteries from the alternator or a charged 12V battery. It takes the...
• Re: Lithium aux. Batt?
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Fri, 14 Jul 2017 14:32:54 -0400
  ...far superior to the older generation batteries...Do they > > even make deep cycle lithium battery s? > > I swapped in a lithium battery to save...
• Re: insane a/c project
  Historical mailing list - Joe Reed
  Fri, 3 Aug 2001 09:52:33 -0400
  ...You are going to need 8 guage jumper cables from your > deep-cycle battery to the inverter. Don't worry about getting the wires...
• Re: Alliance Deep Cycle? (Grp. 27) Wire To Alternator?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 13 Mar 2013 16:03:18 -0700
  "I would consider using an original style relay to control the two Stancors." Or, now that I think of it, use the first Stancor...
• Re: Pure Sine Wave Inverter
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 11 Dec 2008 07:36:18 -0500
  ...up to 2000kw? <straight face? A basic rule of thumb for deep-cycle batteries is to have four times the amp-hour capacity of...
• Re: Deep Cycle Batteries
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Fri, 3 Aug 2007 22:01:54 -0400
  ...So, Deep Cycle, starting, GEL... Pfffffff... it all depend of your need and electric consumption. The right way of charging VS how they are...
• Koolatron
  Historical mailing list - Harmon Seaver
  Thu, 01 Aug 1996 11:42:05 -0500
  ...with a few solar panels on the roof and a good deep cycle battery bank it would be "good enough". I don't get...
• aux batt. problem
  Historical mailing list - Jay Fitzgerald
  Sun, 29 Jun 1997 22:22:10 -0600
  ...I installed a new Optima 750u deep cycle battery per the FAQ instuctions - all went well till I spun (or ripped) off the top...
• Re: Aux Battery Idea
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Thu, 1 Jul 1999 15:59:52 -0700
  ...Whenever you are in need of the deep-cycle you can secure it with >bungee cords and hook it up. When you are traveling...
• Power Source: Westfalia as mobile office
  Historical mailing list - jennifer dumpert
  Sat, 11 Oct 2003 05:35:19 +0000
  ...I have considered getting a deep cycle battery (like the ones folks use on boats) and wiring an inverter to it to plug the...
• Re: Deep Cycle Batteries
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Sun, 29 Jul 2007 20:32:29 -0400
  Dennis, Michael, Thanks for replies. Michael, I have a 4AWG wire feeding the 1250W inverter, and it's only about 2 feet long, so...
• Re: battery compartment
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 9 Jul 2010 13:10:40 -0400
  ...Within these construction types, the type of plate also varies drastically, from heavy solid plates for true deep-cycle use to light-weight grid...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 13 Oct 2001 (#2001-1261)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Moritz
  Sun, 14 Oct 2001 21:53:15 -0700
  ...I will be using an Optima >deep cycle & would like to have it set up so I don't >have to remember to switch...
• Re: Microwave oven in Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Jeremy Proffitt
  Sat, 25 Oct 2003 09:19:55 -0400
  ...My auxiliary battery is a sears die-hard, not a deep-cycle. At the time, the Optima was too expensive and it's hard...
• Fwd: BATTERY INFO NEEDED PLEASE Amazon choices
  Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
  Fri, 12 Dec 2014 10:15:09 -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 hookup
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Thu, 7 May 2015 09:51:59 -0400
  ...battery hookup system and 3 Universal UB12220- 22amp deep cycle wheelchair batteries. I did all the wiring as per instructions. Added the new Truckfridge...
• Re: proper Aux battery type size?
  Historical mailing list - Otmar Ebenhoech
  Fri, 17 Jul 1998 21:53:01 -0700
  ...the Optima is a great battery, use the yellow top for deep cycle. It's not the greatest reserve capacity for the price but...
• Re: Dual Battery Relay - Part 2 (long)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Mon, 1 Feb 1999 18:00:52 -0500
  ...with too big a relay. >And as you once said, a deep >cycle should not be charged too fast anyway. >My main concern is...
• Re: T3 Westy's; batteries; how to have your cake and eat it
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 6 Aug 2007 06:19:51 EDT
  ...This set up arks great even with a conventional strting battery combined with deep cycles. Denis, I don't think the Sure Power 1315...
• Re: Run time to charge Aux battery
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 5 Sep 2009 12:27:13 -0700
  ...numbers are correct, and if you wanted to never discharge >>> your >>> deep-cycle batteries too deeply (say never less than 80% discharged >>> so >>> they...
• Re: battery mat that neutralizes acids?
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Tue, 4 Jul 2006 09:59:21 -0700
  A few months ago I installed a deep cycle battery as an auxillery under the drivers seat. The battery has a vent kit option...
• Auxilliary battery, relays, installation
  Historical mailing list - Laurie Loeb
  Sat, 15 Feb 1997 22:02:12 -0800 (PST)
  ...The only deep cycle battery I can find that will fit under the driver's seat is 40 amp hours. Do you know of...
• Re: Optima Battery
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 4 Jan 2008 21:54:39 -0800
  ...The Optima yellow top/deep cycle is expensive, from two to three times the cost of a stock Group 41 battery. And the capacity...
• Re: Sure Power 1315 question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 13 Feb 2008 06:12:48 -0500
  ...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: About them Norcold refrigerators
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 13 Jul 2005 08:02:04 -0400
  ...or temperature, it is also a poor choice for really charging deep cycle batteries. Typically, at the 13.8 volts, a battery will charge...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 12 Nov 2003 (#2003-1084)
  Historical mailing list - Galleons Lap Photo
  Thu, 13 Nov 2003 10:57:51 -0800
  ...Many owners believe that the auxillary battery should be a deep cycle. ( See Archives). As the compartment is pretty small, and the number of...
• Re: Smaller sized Optima battery?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Henry
  Sun, 15 Oct 2000 09:37:34 -0700
  ...I'm putting a deep cycle Optima yellow top in an 83 Westy as the 2nd battery. Great directions at: http://www.vanagon.com...
• Re: Wal Mart batteries
  Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
  Sat, 15 Jul 2006 13:15:49 -0700
  ...I do use one of their Deep Cycle batteries (made in Mexico by Johnson Controls) but I have it under the rear/bench seat...
• testing capacity of house battery
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Mon, 1 Aug 2016 08:55:43 -0400
  I have a few years old non-deep-cycle automotive starting battery I've been using as my house battery in the 86 Westy...
• Re: What Specific Model Optima Auxiliary Battery Should I Buy? Any Comments on the Hella Kit?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Fri, 29 Sep 2000 08:40:12 -0700
  1) I am sold on the Optima Deep Cycle Battery, but they have a few models,most are the same dimensions. Which specific model...
• Re: solar panels
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 8 Apr 2009 18:01:42 -0300
  ...Lagers in their laagers, eh? tsk tsk While looking to see what 500 AH of deep-cycle battery would weigh (I *should* know, I...
• Re: Batteries: Optima vs new Exide spiral wound?
  Historical mailing list - Brian Sassone
  Tue, 15 Aug 2000 09:37:42 -0700
  ...Optima vs new Exide spiral wound? > Exide has a new, blue case, spiral wound deep cycle for $102 with 48 mo > warranty rated 50ah...
• Re: COSTCO's - Kirkland group 41 battery
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 4 Aug 2008 09:43:38 -0400
  ...you? Get some UB12220's (four) and stuff in there and forgetaboutit. >> Interstate MTP-91 also fits, 88 a/h but not deep cycle. >>
• Re: : Wheelchair Batteries vs GW Aux Battery
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Thu, 6 Jul 2017 07:57:27 -0400
  ...anyone used this battery > <https://www.optimabatteries.com/en-us/yellowtop-deep-cycle-battery/d3478>? > (*Optima YELLOWTOP=C2=AE D34/78)* > I believe it...