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• Re: Fw: Fully-charged battery for alternator install?
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Wed, 5 May 2010 09:36:15 -0700
  ...Are new alternators more fragile than old ones and need protecting from deeply-discharged batteries? -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow...
• Deep Cycle Battery
  Historical mailing list - Marvin Westenburg
  Tue, 10 Mar 1998 07:52:28 -0600
  The Propane alarm in the '95 EVC runs off the house battery and will discharge it if the vehicle is not being used regularly...
• Re: Speaking of batteries...
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 20 Apr 1995 11:23:57 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I'm guessing that deep discharge will create a thicker sulfate layer which is harder to completely solubilize on charging, thus "sulfating" the battery...
• Re: Speaking of batteries...
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
  Thu, 20 Apr 1995 22:18:16 -0600 (MDT)
  On Thu, 20 Apr 1995, Alistair Bell wrote: > > > Dug up the ol' chemical reaction that goes on in a battery. > > Take a deep breath...
• Batteries don't die, they get murdered
  Historical mailing list - David Etter
  Sun, 11 Feb 2007 14:07:07 -0700
  ...Battery life is directly related to how deep the battery is cycled each time. If a battery is discharged to 50% of capacity every...
• Re: Group 41 Battery at Wal-Mart
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Thu, 11 Nov 2010 10:14:14 -0500
  What really kills a "starting" battery is not recharging it promptly after a deep discharge. And, if that same battery happens to "freeze" in...
• battery types (article)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 21 Apr 1995 10:46:35 -0400
  ...They can be >deep-cycled over long periods. They must not be charged or discharged >too rapidly, otherwise it can gas, possibly blowing the...
• 2nd Battery Wiring Question
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Fri, 23 Jun 2000 22:11:30 -0700
  ...when ignition activates the starting process, the auxiliary battery has been deeply discharged and is connected with #4 wire.) 1. Aux Batt ----- Relay ---- Start...
• Re: Alternators and batteries
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Mon, 25 Sep 2006 11:20:10 -0600
  ...But Hawker claims an Odessey can be discharged essentially to zero and recharged many times. Other batteries was a maximun discharge of 50%. See...
• Re: 2nd batt. charging and relays. The whole truth
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Thu, 15 Jun 2000 17:44:19 -0700
  ...Once the engine starts and the alternator turns the flow is reversed and the deeply discharged auxiliary battery (and the starter battery) will then...
• Re: hella 2nd battery kit
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Wed, 14 Jun 2000 11:41:46 -0700
  The 15 amp fuse will blow the first time you deeply discharge your auxiliary battery (I actually did experiment with a deeply discharged Optima...
• Re: more heating ideas
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 30 Sep 1995 21:31:20 -0500 (CDT)
  ...If you started with a good deep >discharge cycle marine battery, maybe 5 minutes before you sucked the battery >inside out? A 75 Ah...
• Re: Wheelchair Batteries vs GW Aux Battery
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 4 Jul 2017 15:21:57 -0700
  ...I don't let the aux battery become deeply discharged ( have solar panels). And assuming the alternator can put out 90 A, when hot...
• Re[2]: Stupid questions
  Historical mailing list - Gregory M Daughtry
  Sun, 11 May 97 21:28:00 PDT
  Why doesn't your battery discharge when you leave your refrigerator on for months? That's one hell of a deep cycle battery you...
• Re: Battery Isolators vs. Relays
  Historical mailing list - Warner, Jeff (DSIO-MS)
  Thu, 13 Dec 2001 13:29:50 -0500
  ...Every time the battery i= s deep discharged after that, you loose about 25% of its capacity. My 1 y= ear old battery can...
• Re: Stupid questions
  Historical mailing list - tbill
  Sun, 11 May 1997 23:51:27 -0500
  ...doesn't your battery discharge when you leave your refrigerator on > for months? > > That's one hell of a deep cycle battery you got...
• Sears battery for Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - =David-M=
  Sun, 16 Jul 2000 12:18:39 -0400
  ...Two deep discharges within a coupole of months destroyed it (1. theft alarm failed to cut out, 2. parking lights left on). Interestingly, my...
• Re: Batteries don't die, they get murdered
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Mon, 12 Feb 2007 14:52:59 -0700
  David wrote: > Battery life is directly related to how deep the=20 > battery is cycled each time. If a battery is=20 > discharged to...
• Re: westy auxillary battery
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Mon, 6 Feb 1995 10:23:22 -0800 (PST)
  >Has anyone else done this? Should you use a deep discharge marine type >battery for the aux.? Also, is there a way to figure...
• Re: westy auxillary battery
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 06 Feb 1995 14:51:53 +0500
  >>Has anyone else done this? Should you use a deep discharge marine type >>battery for the aux.? Also, is there a way to figure...
• Re: Optima d750-S vs. d750-U
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 21 Aug 1999 01:14:48 -0400
  ...I don't believe that deep-cycle batteries are ever rated in those terms, as they are not built to deliver high cranking amps...
• Optima Battery
  Historical mailing list - Ralph P. Geho
  Thu, 6 May 1999 10:35:54 -0400
  ...3 or so weeks) since the Optima is a gel battery, deep discharge, and I also understand that it can be installed on its...
• Re: Battery Woes/Choice
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Mon, 9 Jun 2008 10:32:56 -0700
  ...battery is drained/discharged the longer it will last. > Strictly > speaking, flooded batteries are not designed for repeated deep > discharges, > so when used in...
• Shorten Aux Battery Recharge Time
  Historical mailing list - lchase
  Fri, 25 Jan 2002 08:36:30 -0800
  ...I want to shorten the recharge time for a fully discharged Optima 750 Deep Cell Battery to around 2 hrs while driving. What if...
• Re: [Q] 2nd battery again
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 21 May 1997 20:06:14 -0700
  ...If they are both regular duty batteries, the deeper discharge cycle would wear the batteries out pretty quick from what I remember.... dave
• Re: Wheelchair Batteries vs GW Aux Battery
  Historical mailing list - Karl
  Tue, 4 Jul 2017 14:51:48 -0700
  ...Granted that isn't usually what the battery is seeing - unless deeply discharged. On 7/4/2017 2:37 PM, Alistair Bell wrote: > Karl...
• Re: Speaking of batteries...
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 19 Apr 1995 22:58:39 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Take a deep breath: remember, the battery is made up of alternating lead and lead oxide plates, with sulfuric acid as an electrolyte. the...
• Re: Optima Battery
  Historical mailing list - Ian Allan
  Sat, 5 Jan 2008 21:37:38 -0500
  ...I cannot envision a circumstance that a deep cycle battery would out perform a standard starting battery in terms of events leading to catastrophic...
• batteries: some more general info ...
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 02 May 94 16:32:24 CDT
  ...This is important because a deep-cycle design stands up to repeated heavy discharge-recharge usage much better than an ordinary automotive battery. An...
• Re: Flooded Cell Deep Cycle Battery De-sulphation. Risky?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 23 Jul 2013 12:09:29 -0700
  ...AH flooded deep cycle battery (not AGM) has seen little use, is on a charger when not used, but was recently discharged it to...
• Re: solar charge controller
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Fri, 20 Sep 2013 15:30:36 -0600
  ...For hot temps and batteries that are not deeply discharged, MPPT might not be worth the extra price over simple PWM. Of course, you...
• Re: [retitled thread] Odyessy batteries from GoWesty, other deep cycle batteries
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Mon, 25 Sep 2006 11:02:29 -0400
  I notice that few deep discharge batteries have a very long warranty - don't remember seeing longer than 3 but might have missed some...
• Re: Battery Woes/Choice
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 9 Jun 2008 12:25:07 -0700
  ...Which are not designed for being discharged much at all, except briefly during the start up cycle. Even Deep Cycle conventional batteries don't...
• Re: Group 41 Battery at Wal-Mart
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Fri, 12 Nov 2010 09:29:34 -0800
  ...The less surface the better the deep discharge rating. If you look around you can find lots of flooded cell physics articles. The Gel...
• Re: Batteries (I was delusional)
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Thu, 9 Feb 1995 14:41:39 -0800 (PST)
  ...deep cycle > battery is a good thing because it maintains the "memory" of the battery. As > I understand it, during the charge/discharge cycle...
• 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: Radiator fan
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 6 Sep 2020 09:49:57 -0400
  ...I resorted to > disconnecting the battery to shut it off and save the battery from deep > discharge. > > > > Anyone want to weigh in on the...
• Looking for part numbers for auxiliary battery parts
  Historical mailing list - John Koloen
  Tue, 9 Jun 1998 17:51:55 -0500
  ...Also, I'm looking for a source for a deep-discharge battery that will fit the auxiliary slot. -- John
• re: deep cycle battery
  Historical mailing list - Matt Goike
  Mon, 06 May 1996 12:43:08 -0400
  ...Stinger dry cell Power Master (Model SPB-1000) True Deep-cycle battery Withstands more than 400 cycles of 100% discharge 6 9/16"L...
• Re: Battery Isolators vs. Relays
  Historical mailing list - Mike Moery
  Thu, 13 Dec 2001 19:39:58 -0900
  ...Every time the battery is deep discharged after that, you loose about 25% of its capacity. My 1 year old battery can run the...
• Re: [FIX] Re:Simple auxillary battery question
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Thu, 13 Jun 2002 13:46:05 -0400
  ...You are right, you cannot discharge them too deeply very often, but that was not the application in question. >I installed a couple of...
• Re: Which Optima for starting battery?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 21 May 2002 18:04:39 -0400
  ...Being deep cycle does not eliminate the advantage of a second battery as you can still discharge it and find your self stranded. The...
• Re: Run time to charge Aux battery
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 5 Sep 2009 09:42:14 -0700
  ...So if your numbers are correct, and if you wanted to never discharge your deep-cycle batteries too deeply (say never less than 80...
• Re: Electric Heaters / isolater
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 13 Oct 1995 16:34:29 -0700
  ...discharged batery can draw enormous amperage and fry an alternator. My EV has a 120 amp alternator and since I installed the deep cyclye...
• Re: hella 2nd battery kit
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 15 Jun 2000 09:12:48 -0400
  ...blowing 30 amp fuses after > starting their van while haveing a deeply discharged auxiliary battery. > > If you don't get complaints with the 15...
• Battery venting, etc.
  Historical mailing list - John Koloen
  Thu, 11 Jun 1998 13:37:02 -0500
  I'm planning to install an auxiliary battery, though maybe not under the driver's seat since I can't find a deep-discharge...
• Re: Battery Woes/Choice
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Mon, 9 Jun 2008 14:30:20 -0700
  ...battery is drained/discharged the longer it will last. >> Strictly >> speaking, flooded batteries are not designed for repeated deep >> discharges, >> so when used in...
• Re: For Canucks Only -what kind of battery?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 10 Feb 2007 15:18:25 -0800
  ...an '80 vanagon? None > of the local vendors show anything in deep discharge that fits > (they're all too tall). > > What are Canadians using...
• Re: Batteries don't die, they get murdered
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 12 Feb 2007 00:08:08 -0500
  ...Battery life is directly related to how deep the battery is cycled each time. If a battery is discharged to 50% of capacity every...
• Re: Group 41 Battery at Wal-Mart
  Historical mailing list - Mark L. Hineline
  Wed, 10 Nov 2010 20:10:46 -0800
  Speaking of batteries, I've read (several times) that starting batteries shouldn't be deeply discharged; it ruins them. I assumed that a starting...
• Re: Fw: Deep Cycle Batts.. A Journey
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 11 Dec 2002 18:10:06 -0800
  ...A battery will not discharge to the earth. It needs some connection between both the positive and negative terminals. If both connect to the...
• For Canucks Only -what kind of battery?
  Historical mailing list - Philip Zimmerman
  Mon, 12 Feb 2007 18:51:35 -0800
  ...Nathaniel Poole <myth.wright@GMAIL.COM> None of the local vendors show anything in deep discharge that fits (they're all too tall). What...
• Re: Battery Woes/Choice
  Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
  Mon, 9 Jun 2008 14:31:49 -0700
  ...battery is drained/discharged the longer it will last. >> Strictly >> speaking, flooded batteries are not designed for repeated deep >> discharges, >> so when used in...
• T3 Westy's; batteries; how to have your cake and eat it
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Sun, 5 Aug 2007 16:19:12 -0600
  Hi, Following my dual 6V deep cycle install in a T4 Westy and the recent flurry of battery emails to the list, I started...
• Re: Flooded Cell Deep Cycle Battery De-sulphation. Risky?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 23 Jul 2013 12:28:14 -0700
  ...Flooded Cell Deep Cycle Battery De-sulphation. Risky? > My near new 100 AH flooded deep cycle battery (not AGM) ..... was recently discharged it to...
• Battery current limiting device??
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Mon, 20 May 1996 14:15:39 CST6CDT
  ...But a problem remains when the aux battery is heavily discharged and the vehicle is started. The discharged battery can draw a very heavy...
• Re: [retitled thread] Odyessy batteries from GoWesty, other deep cycle batteries
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 25 Sep 2006 23:48:39 -0400
  ...Re: [retitled thread] Odyessy batteries from GoWesty, other deep cycle batteries I notice that few deep discharge batteries have a very long warranty - don...
• Re: 2nd batt. charging and relays. The whole truth
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 15 Jun 2000 19:24:01 -0400
  ...is deeply discharged, and you're running 2ga. wire and a > 75amp relay, the batt. will most likely draw 75 amps(or whatever > your...
• Re: Battery Charger Sizing (Amperage) Woe and Warning (?)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sat, 3 Aug 2013 13:10:34 -0500
  ...enough to keep the battery optimally healthy, especially when it's deeply discharged. I've only charged the battery from down around 10.5...
• Re: westy auxillary battery
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 6 Feb 1995 16:15:23 -0500
  ...m >>>Has anyone else done this? Should you use a deep discharge marine type >>>battery for the aux.? Also, is there a way to...