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• Re: insane AC idea
  Historical mailing list - Joe Reed
  Fri, 3 Aug 2001 11:45:58 -0400
  ...insane AC idea > At 11:23 AM 8/3/2001, Joe Reed wrote: > > > We're using a second, deep-cycle 72-amp hour battery...
• Re: What is THE best battery ?
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Fri, 15 Feb 2008 04:40:08 -0800
  ...sounds like they are good for running for both starting and deep cycles... (an all in one battery... )... and they have some big batteries...
• 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: Overwhelmed: Second Battery
  Historical mailing list - Russell, William
  Mon, 29 Apr 2002 21:23:34 -0400
  ...I think that maybe if you use a good isolator, you can use a deep cycle for the second battery but I had read...
• Re: Correction on fan amperage
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 20 Jun 2006 08:30:32 -0700
  ...My group 24 Trojan deep cycle (a a very good battery), which is too big for under the driver's seat and lives under...
• Aux. Battery Installation kit
  Historical mailing list - Al Ferguson
  Sun, 13 Aug 2000 14:46:23 -0500
  ...1) I am guessing I should use a deep cycle for this job. Anyone have a part number for a good fitting candidate I...
• Deep cycle battery installation tips
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 17 May 1997 01:09:12 -0400 (EDT)
  I just installed a DieHard Group 24 deep-cycle battery under the rear seat of my 86 Camper. I picked the '24' size because...
• Re: : Wheelchair Batteries vs GW Aux Battery
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Thu, 6 Jul 2017 07:57:27 -0400
  ...luck, > TJ > > Has anyone used this battery > <https://www.optimabatteries.com/en-us/yellowtop-deep-cycle-battery/d3478>? > (*Optima YELLOWTOP=C2=AE D34/78...
• Battery current limiting device??
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Mon, 20 May 1996 14:15:39 CST6CDT
  ...conventional deep cycle battery is used. Very heavy battery cables are the order of the day, in addition to a sealed battery box. Isn...
• Interior lighting for the vanagon LED and CCF
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Tue, 24 Aug 2004 11:25:40 -0700
  ...I am now considering running a deep cycle marine battery which I can buy locally in the main battery compartment and just be careful...
• Re: The Extra Battery
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Sat, 25 Mar 2000 12:13:22 -0800
  ...of the starter battery since it is not designed for that type of use (is not a deep cycle battery). I have rewired my...
• Vitrfrigio install report
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Mon, 27 Jul 2009 09:20:44 -0800
  ...acid battery should not be drained more than 50% routinely or you will kill it quickly. 20% or so is better. Deep cycle batteries...
• Re: Alliance Deep Cycle? (Grp. 27) Wire To Alternator?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 13 Mar 2013 10:31:51 -0700
  ...the way, that "Reserve Capacity" rating says it's a starting > battery. Reserve Capacity (25 amps x so many minutes) is an indication of...
• Re: Deep Cycle Batteries
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Mon, 30 Jul 2007 12:58:08 -0700
  I have a master switch that disengages all loads from the house battery, including the cigarette outlets. But the charger speaker connector thingies (hidden...
• Just hibernating & a battery mystery
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:13:37 -0800
  ...I may have killed my expensive Trojan deep-cycle 130 A/h battery. The van had been parked for a few weeks, slumbering, with...
• Re: more ???? Re: Diesel alternator
  Historical mailing list - andrew swingler
  Fri, 28 Jan 2000 14:47:51 -0800
  ...Possibly for a starting battery that is not discharged completely. Try maintaining 13.8V while charging a completely discharged deep cycle battery, you'll...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 3 Sep 2008 to 4 Sep 2008 - Special issue (#2008-966)
  Historical mailing list - Bill Prats
  Thu, 4 Sep 2008 08:44:46 -0700
  ...The only sure way to find out the battery chemistry type is to research the brand/model number. Sometimes a deep cycle/gell or...
• Power drain
  Historical mailing list - Cooper, Jonathan R.
  Sat, 22 Sep 2001 11:39:52 -0400
  ...Battery are, but suffice it to say that it is a marine deep cycle of decent size and amperage. How do I test to...
• Re: battery compartment
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Fri, 9 Jul 2010 11:24:30 -0700
  ...Generally speaking, the denser a battery is the closer it approaches the deep-cycle type such as those made by Rolls. > Pros and cons...
• Re: Simple auxiliary battery question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 13 Jun 2002 16:03:27 -0400
  ...What I need to know is whether a regular starting battery would suffice and how long would it last. Are there cheaper deep cycle...
• replacement fridge?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
  Mon, 23 Jun 2003 08:58:55 -0600
  ...Because of this difference they run for 4-5 days on a deep cycle coach battery without charging instead of 2-3 hours for...
• Re: Deep Cycle Batteries
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 29 Jul 2007 22:30:34 -0400
  ...Deep Cycle Batteries Dennis, Michael, Thanks for replies. Michael, I have a 4AWG wire feeding the 1250W inverter, and it's only about 2...
• Re: Battery current limiting device??
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 21 May 1996 00:00:04 -0400
  ...conventional deep cycle battery is used. >Very heavy battery cables are the order of the day, in addition to a >sealed battery box. > >Isn...
• Re: Solar Panel: Charge Controller & Vents
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 6 May 2008 23:19:01 -0400
  ...There are also 12 deep cycle batteries available from Trojan. The golf cart, aerial lift, floor scrubber type batteries are designed for daily use...
• Aux Battery and Grey Water Tank
  Historical mailing list - Roy Randall
  Fri, 12 Jul 2002 10:00:02 -0700
  ...go. (1) It looks like the previous owner installed a deep cycle marine battery under the rear bench. It outputs to an inverter which...
• Re: aux. battery ventiliation
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 4 Nov 1999 09:57:13 -0800
  ...on battery type and location yet. So, > here are my q's: > > (a) do all lead-acid batteries (i.e., sealed, deep cycle, etc...
• Re: optima the one for starting battery?
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Fri, 19 Aug 2005 14:28:32 -0400
  ...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: Aux Battery Suggestions for under Drivers seat
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 19 Mar 2013 06:27:01 -0400
  ...The most amp hours you will ever fit under the drivers seat hole unless someone makes a new deep cycle battery just for this...
• Re: Vanagon alternator too weak for Optimas.
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 23 Jul 2003 11:54:36 -0700
  ...as the Optimas or other deep cycle. Why go to the trouble and expense of a 'special' battery until you have actually PROVEN that...
• Re: 12v Aftermarket Coolers ? Any Good?
  Historical mailing list - Vince S
  Mon, 6 Sep 2004 20:37:05 -0700
  ...I'm wanting to learn how to translate deep cycle battery ampere-hour ratings into real world performance, and these reefers seem like a...
• Inverter converter/charge system for $500-1000 ??
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Wed, 4 Jan 2006 13:44:19 -0800
  ...the 2nd battery is at less that some percentage (say 50%) as measured by voltage, to protect the deep cycle battery from large dischrage...
• Re: power inverters
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 18 Dec 2014 09:24:02 -0800
  ...I have the 2nd deep cycle battery setup and would only run a large watt load if the engine was running. In my perfect...
• Re: COSTCO's - Kirkland group 41 battery
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Thu, 31 Jul 2008 11:51:35 -0400
  ...Interstate MTP-91 also fits, 88 a/h but not deep cycle. Karl On Thu, 31 Jul 2008 05:55:48 EDT, Frank Condelli...
• Charging circuit connection - battery under back bench in Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Sat, 10 Sep 2011 20:28:24 -0600
  Hi, I want to install a deep cycle battery under the back bench in my 1991 Westy. I was thinking that it would be...
• Re: Deep cycle batteries, voltage regulators, and eating cake
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Tue, 7 Aug 2007 12:51:50 -0600
  ...that a normal cranking battery is 50% gone at 12.3V and dead at 12V....so > does a deep cycle still have cranking power...
• Re: Optima Blue D31M
  Historical mailing list - Philip Zimmerman
  Tue, 3 Jun 2008 19:22:33 -0700
  ...battery types for under the rear seat placement - so size is not an issue (though I do plan on having two smaller deep cycles...
• Re: Battery Charger Sizing (Amperage) Woe and Warning (?)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 3 Aug 2013 10:47:51 -0700
  ...8-amp ProSport charger does get my battery up to the proper > voltage during the charge cycle, but the question is whether 8 amps...
• Re: For Canucks Only -what kind of battery?
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Sun, 11 Feb 2007 09:30:41 -0800
  ...for their second battery? It can't be higher > than about 8". > > > > > > Nathaniel, there is only one deep cycle battery that will fit in...
• Re: Auxilliary batteries
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 15 Mar 2011 07:39:26 -0700
  I have a simple setup with a 1314 and the 125ah led acid deep cycle. The aux battery sees about 14.5 volts while...
• 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: Aux Battery Suggestions for under Drivers seat
  Historical mailing list - Karl
  Thu, 21 Mar 2013 14:31:10 -0400
  ...original battery boxes and fabricated new >> boxes 2-1/4" deeper, allowing the use of group 27 100-ah Lifeline AGM >> deep-cycle batteries...
• Re: Auxiliary battery for 89 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
  Wed, 28 Mar 2007 16:44:40 +0000
  ...Auxiliary battery for 89 Westy >Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2007 17:17:31 -0400 > >What size deep cycle battery do you recommend for the...
• Re: Westy RV battery question (fire concern)
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 5 May 1996 21:07:22 -0400
  In a message dated 96-05-04 20:10:12 EDT, AJAX668873@aol.com writes: > >I have a deep cycle RV battery that I...
• 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:Speaking of batteries...
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
  Fri, 21 Apr 1995 20:22:13 -0600 (MDT)
  ...It was put out, as mentioned previously, by an alternative energy BBS and specifically relates to the type of deep cycle batteries used in...
• Re: Alliance Deep Cycle? (Grp. 27) Wire To Alternator?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 13 Mar 2013 15:41:08 -0700
  ...Some people try to use a selector switch to let either the alternator blue wire control it or select battery voltage to force it...
• [FIX] Re:Simple auxillary battery question
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Thu, 13 Jun 2002 10:49:21 -0700
  ...What > I need to know is whether a regular starting battery would suffice and how > long would it last. Are there cheaper deep cycle...
• Re: 2nd batt. charging and relays. The whole truth
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Thu, 15 Jun 2000 19:19:52 EDT
  ...Typical resistivities of fully discharged deep cycle batteries are around 0.3 to 0.5 volts. If we take the value inferred by a...
• Re: part # for non-hella 2nd battery relay?
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Thu, 5 Oct 2006 15:32:23 -0700
  ...guage of wire from starter battery is 10 guage and the wire funning from the rear placed deep cycle to the inverter is a...
• Quit worrying-go camping!
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 23 Jul 2013 13:49:20 -0700
  ...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: Amp Draw on 12v RM182
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 23 Jul 2006 20:24:46 -0700
  ...running on 12 volt power? I am considering adding a >deep cycle battery to my '80 Westy, and I am wondering if it is...
• Re: Aux Battery: Life span of charged battery
  Historical mailing list - midworld midworld
  Sun, 3 May 1998 23:03:29 PDT
  ...Cecil T Frodo Lives!!! >Last fall I installed a deep cycle 32amp/hr wheelchair battery as an >auaillary for my '84 westy. I have...
• Re: Adding a Deep Cycle Battery and heavy duty relay
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 8 Nov 2006 06:43:40 -0800
  ...So > since I'm puttiing my second battery under the rear seat... I assume I > will want the relay also under the rear seat...
• Re: power inverters
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 18 Dec 2014 17:47:13 -0500
  ...I have the 2nd deep cycle battery setup and would only run a large watt load if the engine was running. In my perfect...
• Re: Aux battery...again
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Tue, 20 Mar 2001 17:40:09 -0600
  ...Aux battery...again > > > > I'm using a deep cycle battery from Universal Battery in Texas. It's a > > UB1200. Fits fine.... in fact, you...
• Re: insane AC idea
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Fri, 3 Aug 2001 10:56:51 -0500
  ...insane AC idea > > > At 11:23 AM 8/3/2001, Joe Reed wrote: > > > We're using a second, deep-cycle 72-amp hour battery...
• Fwd: Auxiliary Battery
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 21 Feb 2021 14:02:06 +0000
  ...a real problem.As far as the battery, I use a maintenance free deep cycle battery from a local FLAPS.  Unless you have a...
• FS: '85 Full Westfalia VW camper in Seattle WA - $2995
  Historical mailing list - Randy
  Wed, 10 Aug 2005 12:10:42 -0700
  ...all work! No rust, AM/FM/cassette/12CD changer, JBL speaker system, 115VAC inverter, secondary deep cycle battery, 8 ply truck tires, 139K on...
• Re: More AC woes...
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Mon, 18 Jul 2005 22:31:12 -0700
  ...The 2 deep cycle batteries are both wired to a marine battery switch (A/B or A&B) using #6 wire, I believe (same...
• Help installtion Aux.battery 1985 westy
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 9 Jun 1996 17:48:55 -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...