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• Re: New electric power option?
  Historical mailing list - tom ring
  Sat, 5 Jan 2008 19:28:49 -0500
  ...To convert > from watt-hours to 12-volt lead-acid amp-hours, divide by 12.6 (ish), so > 400 watt-hours will roughly provide...
• Re: Newbie battery questions
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 14 May 2007 11:14:43 -0700
  The battery from GoWesty is about 20% smaller (capacity) than the battery you have, about 40 amp hours vs 50-55 for a full...
• Re: Aux Battery
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Thu, 19 Apr 2012 12:40:40 -0400
  ...I usually connect 3 of them in parallel to get 66 amp hours for around $150 worth of batteries and shipping. Much better deal...
• Re: fridge fan fuse
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 6 Jul 1999 00:11:28 -0400
  ...That would cut the consumption down to just under 1.5 amp-hours per 24 hours, or about 10 amp-hours per week, run...
• Re: Lead Acid Battery Bank and Solar Charging
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Mon, 15 Oct 2018 17:19:00 -0700
  ...Lead Acid Battery Bank and Solar Charging > > Well, I'm guessing 30 - 40 amp hours each battery. > > Does that help? > > Thanks, > > Steven > > On Mon...
• Re: Will deep cycle battery fit?
  Historical mailing list - Laurie Loeb
  Fri, 16 May 1997 08:35:34 -0700 (PDT)
  In my experience, a deep cycle battery of an adequate quantity of amp hours for extended camping will NOT fit under the driver's...
• Re: Understanding Amp Hours
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 20 Jun 2006 16:09:46 -0400
  ...So the question is not just how many > amp hours are available from the battery, but how many amp hours are > sustainable above say...
• Re: Will deep cycle battery fit?
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Fri, 16 May 1997 18:30:25 -0700
  At 10:51 AM 5/16/97 -0500, Laurie Loeb wrote: >In my experience, a deep cycle battery of an adequate quantity of amp...
• Re: Vitrifrigo/Truck Fridge power usage
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 21 Sep 2011 08:12:14 -0700
  ...OK - 2.5 multiplied by 8 hours run time per day = 20 > amp-hours. > > Karl > www.westyventures.com > > >>>> So where did I get the...
• Re: Battery Reserve Capacity Calculations - 2nd Posting
  Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
  Fri, 11 Oct 2002 23:26:02 -0400
  ...124 > Capacity (C/2 rate) - Amp Hours: 52 > Capacity (C20 rate) - Amp Hours: 65 > > Am I correct in assuming that a 10 Amp Per...
• Re: Replacement Battery and aux. battery
  Historical mailing list - westydriver
  Mon, 23 Sep 2002 13:44:31 -0600
  ...Joachim Preiss wrote: > The web site doesn't tell me what Amp Hours the units have which I > am used to, only the Cold...
• Re: Suburban Type Furnace Install;
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:31:48 -0400
  ...One hour of >operation is 2.8 amp-hours, size your aux battery accordingly. Also worth considering: the Atwood/Hydroflame furnaces are only 75...
• Re: Dual Battery Installation Instructions on Ebay
  Historical mailing list - Reinhard Vehring
  Tue, 19 Oct 2004 17:18:55 -0700
  ...RV setups. > <> > With the particular battery I am using (rated 109 > amp hours) I run my > interior lights and battery chargers for my battery...
• Re: Battery Charger Sizing (Amperage) Woe and Warning (?)
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Thu, 1 Aug 2013 17:57:17 -0700
  ...same charger in a lot of boats, all with large house batteries.) My house battery is an Interstate SRM-29, about 100 amp-hours.
• Good pricing, T105 golf cart batteries?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 18 Sep 2012 13:16:17 -0700
  ...to wire in series to get 12 volts) to get 225 amp hours. Yee haw. Recommendations on brands, and who's got some good...
• Re: Correction on fan amperage
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 20 Jun 2006 11:14:28 -0400
  A .8 amp/hour load at 120 volts will reqiure more than 8 amp/hours at 12 volts. Since you do not run a...
• Re: [WetWesties] Electrical Consumption & Battery Recharge Calculations
  Historical mailing list - David Jaffe
  Tue, 19 Nov 2002 11:20:03 -0800
  ...124 Capacity (C/2 rate) - Amp Hours: 52 Capacity (C20 rate) - Amp Hours: 65 Total Amp Hours with 2 batteries = 104 Needed Amp Hours...
• Re: Vitrifrigo temp data
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Sun, 7 Jul 2013 18:13:58 -0400
  ...I guess that amp hours is something I understand a little > bit better, as the battery is listed in amp hr capacity. The deep...
• Good pricing, T105 golf cart batteries? [EDIT}
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 18 Sep 2012 13:38:01 -0700
  ...to wire in series to get 12 volts) to get 225 amp hours. Yee haw. Recommendations on brands, and who's got some good...
• Re: Aux Battery
  Historical mailing list - Kevin ...
  Thu, 19 Apr 2012 10:19:02 -0700
  ...I usually connect 3 of them in parallel to get > > 66 amp hours for around $150 worth of batteries and shipping. Much > > better deal...
• Re: Lead Acid Battery Bank and Solar Charging
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Mon, 15 Oct 2018 12:01:03 -0700
  ...Thanks! Steven On Mon, Oct 15, 2018 at 11:40 AM Steve Williams < steve@williamsitconsulting.com> wrote: > What's the total amp hours of...
• Re: Norcold refrigerator + modest solar rig, a report [LVC]
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sat, 8 Jul 2006 17:43:47 -0700
  ...The Norcold does not run continuously, else that would be 2.5A x 24 = 36 amp-hours. On this trip, when it was in...
• fridge wiring question
  Historical mailing list - Timmy Evens
  Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:43:28 -0700
  ...larger deep cycle battery under the bench seat to boost total amp hours out of my auxiliary system. can anyone think of a reason...
• Replacement Battery and aux. battery
  Historical mailing list - Joachim Preiss
  Mon, 23 Sep 2002 06:03:48 -0700
  ...The web site doesn't tell me what Amp Hours the units have which I am used to, only the Cold Cranking Amps, and...
• Re: Understanding Amp Hours-Question Answered
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 22 Jun 2006 07:20:40 -0700
  Posting a question to this list is sometimes like asking for the time of day and getting the history of time keeping and a...
• Re: Battery Reserve Capacity Calculations - 2nd Posting
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 11 Oct 2002 22:56:40 -0500
  ...124 > >Capacity (C/2 rate) - Amp Hours: 52 > >Capacity (C20 rate) - Amp Hours: 65 > > > >Am I correct in assuming that a 10 Amp Per...
• Re: deep-cycle battery
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Tue, 8 Feb 2000 15:27:17 -0800
  ...These will yield about 1/2 the amp-hours of reserve juice, but you don't lose precious space, either. I have a pair...
• Re: Printing w HP1020 off a Deep Cycle Battery
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Mon, 9 Oct 2006 17:25:10 -0700
  ...two batteries of 110 amp hours would bring me to 220 amp hours... but then I get mixed up on whether to join in...
• Battery Thread (Another Option)
  Historical mailing list - wb6otg
  Sat, 21 Aug 1999 09:19:18 -0400
  ...Inside are two golf cart batteries, for a total of around 170 amp hours. When I replaced them, they were about $60 each, at...
• Re: auxiliary battery for 87 westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Thu, 13 Jan 2000 07:18:42 -0800
  ...about 50 to 60 amp hours (depending on temperature and other things). My experience camping is that I could use even more power storage...
• Re: Run time to charge Aux battery
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 5 Sep 2009 09:55:16 -0700
  ...2/10 (two minutes out of ten) will consume 4.8 amp-hours (Ah) per day. > So if your numbers are correct, and if...
• Understanding Amp Hours
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 20 Jun 2006 08:43:35 -0700
  The answer to another question here on the list raised this question. Given that we have the amp hour rating for a battery and...
• Re: Norcold refrigerator + modest solar rig, a report [LVC]
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sat, 8 Jul 2006 18:13:21 -0700
  ...I wrote, "The Norcold does not run continuously, else that would be 2.5A x 24 = 36 amp-hours." Of course that should have...
• Re: Deep cycle battery
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sat, 15 Oct 2005 06:31:13 -0700
  ...I'll stick with my Sonnenschein dryfit > that fits perfectly in the space underneath th > drivers seat and has a few more amp hours...
• Re: Optima Batteries vs Others
  Historical mailing list - Danny
  Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:47:32 -0700
  Optima is good if you only want 44 amp hours..... But I went this rout. � AUXILIARY Battery setup: I've installed the UB12220 batteries...
• Re: Re; Solar power your VW
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Wed, 1 Nov 2000 12:07:55 -0700
  ...At 20 amp hours, it appears it may take three days to charge a 60 AH battery! Maybe just two to get it up...
• Re: Run time to charge Aux battery
  Historical mailing list - Karl
  Sat, 5 Sep 2009 14:13:01 -0400
  ...2/10 (two minutes out of ten) will consume 4.8 amp-hours (Ah) per day. > So if your numbers are correct, and if...
• Amp Draw on 12v RM182
  Historical mailing list - David Johnson
  Sun, 23 Jul 2006 21:00:38 -0600
  ...if it is worth the trouble to try and get enough amp hours for limited fridge run time, too. I saw in the 182B...
• Re: Anyone know Java?
  Historical mailing list - BA
  Tue, 27 Jun 2006 21:05:09 -0700
  ...to run it for, and the page would >> calculate how many amp-hours that comes to. I can do the math, but can't...
• Re: New electric power option?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sat, 5 Jan 2008 10:56:31 -0800
  ...To convert >> from watt-hours to 12-volt lead-acid amp-hours, divide by 12.6 (ish), so >> 400 watt-hours will roughly provide...
• Re: source for Aux. battery
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Fri, 21 Feb 1997 07:35:37 -0800
  ...Unfortunately, they seem to max out at 32 Amp Hours. Optima is now making a deep-cycle battery. In an OPTIMA battery, the lead...
• Re: Microwave oven in Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Jeremy Proffitt
  Sat, 25 Oct 2003 09:13:43 -0400
  ...Conventional wisdom for that would be that you should have 400 amp-hours capacity in regular deep-cycle batteries, or at least 300 amp...
• Anyone know Java?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Mon, 26 Jun 2006 11:26:53 -0700
  ...to run it for, and the page would calculate how many amp-hours that comes to. I can do the math, but can't...
• Re: Solar Panel config?
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Thu, 22 Mar 2007 14:31:39 -0700
  ...You may want to make a list of the devices, run time and amp-hours to get a general idea of the battery capacity...
• Re: [retitled thread] Odyessy batteries from GoWesty, other deep cy
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 26 Sep 2006 05:56:28 EDT
  ...Way more than the measly 55 amp hours of the Optima. AND it fits nicely in the box under the drivers seat. So far...
• Re: Norcold results (long)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
  Thu, 22 Jun 2006 15:59:15 -0700
  ...With a 2.5A compressor, that's 1.5 amp-hours. If it has to run at that rate from, say, 8 in the...
• Re: [retitled thread] Odyessy batteries from GoWesty, other deep cy
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 27 Sep 2006 07:06:12 EDT
  ...Frank, are you sure about the 110 amp hours? That sounds a little high for a Group 41.... That's what the spec sheet...
• Re: auxiliary battery for 87 westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Marco Biancardi
  Wed, 12 Jan 2000 21:08:56 -1000
  ...sg-30 30 amp/hours Dimension: L - 7.5/8 (194); W - 5.3/16 (178); H - 7 (178) Price: aprox $70 Would like...
• Re: deep-cycle battery
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Wed, 9 Feb 2000 10:49:24 MST
  ...These will yield about 1/2 the >amp-hours of reserve juice, but you don't lose precious space, either. > >I have a pair...
• Re: Understanding Amp Hours
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Tue, 20 Jun 2006 18:55:32 -0600
  Dennis's points are very good, and I second the Trojan website: http://www.trojanbattery.com/ We have their batteries in a PV-light...
• Re: Learning Electricity Part Two
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Sun, 5 Apr 2009 19:17:43 -0400
  ...Battery capacities are measured in amp-hours, and multimeters measure volts-ohms-amperes. I've yet to see one which will display coulombs.
• Anyone use Power-Sonic Aux Battery?
  Historical mailing list - Alan J. Flint
  Wed, 16 Aug 2000 11:48:43 -0700
  ...7x6.4x6.8) they make that will fit easily, providing 40 Amp hours (Optima 65). It might be an effort to find one, but...
• Battery Thread (Another Option)
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shane
  Fri, 20 Aug 1999 13:03:39 -0400
  Secondary Battery Options... ------ The Optima D900 M deep cycle battery is about $160 - $180 and puts out 65 Amp Hours see http://www.dcbattery...
• Aux Batteries & electrical whatnot
  Historical mailing list - Fitz-Randolph, Douglas
  Fri, 28 May 1999 11:33:10 -0400
  With all the talk about amp hours, gel cells, parallel wiring, etc, I thought people might be interested in this book: RV Electrical Systems...
• Re: '84 Westy Electrics - Stupid Questions
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 24 Jun 1995 23:00:08 -0700
  ...Or, if you're like me, you'd like to have enough batteries for about 600 amp hours camping fun (not counting your ignition...
• Re: Deep cycle battery
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sat, 15 Oct 2005 12:44:27 -0600
  ...I'll stick with my Sonnenschein dryfit >> that fits perfectly in the space underneath th >> drivers seat and has a few more amp hours...
• Re: Headlight Alarm
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 28 Jul 2011 14:55:17 -0700
  ...You leave those on overnight, say 12 hours, and you've pulled 72 amp hours out of the battery. I'm keeping my buzzer...
• Re: 45 amp/hour gell cell for $35
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Thu, 2 Dec 1999 13:08:50 -0800
  ...is all 45 amp/hour available or is that the rating when new? (as a battery ages you will get less amp/hours out...
• Pure Sinewave Inverter
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Sun, 29 Oct 2006 14:23:14 -0800
  ...totaling 225 amp hours... and a heavy duty relay to charge them... (thanks to Drillock's suggestion...) http://www.mouser.com/search/productdetail.aspx...
• Re: Dometic idea?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Wed, 28 Jun 2006 07:21:54 -0700
  ...quickly deplete a 12-v battery at the rate of 5 amp-hours per hour. -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 71 Type 2: the...