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• Re: Battery article and portable option.
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Fri, 30 Jul 2021 08:50:53 -0700
  ...Walmart sells an EverStart Lead Acid Marine & RV Deep Cycle Battery, Group Size 27DC with 109 ah for less that $90 (54ah useable). They...
• Re: Why AGM batts don't last as long as they should
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 20 Jun 2008 06:18:01 -0400
  ...8 hours straight to get the battery to 100%? To really take care of any deep cycle battery you need a good charger. You...
• Re: Switiching accessorys from main battery to auxilary battery?
  Historical mailing list - MC
  Fri, 16 Jul 2004 21:23:42 -0700
  ...I put an couple of auxilary batterys (deep cycle) in my westy, fed by a relay which isolates them from the starting battery, and...
• Re: What is THE best battery ?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 15 Feb 2008 16:12:24 -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: Just hibernating & a battery mystery
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:23:24 -0800
  ...like ours. >> >> I may have killed my expensive Trojan deep-cycle 130 A/h battery. The >> van had been parked for a few weeks...
• Re: Power Source: Westfalia as mobile office
  Historical mailing list - Felder
  Sat, 11 Oct 2003 10:00:23 -0700
  ...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: [Nearly Off-Topic] Seeking Battery Switch
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 20 Sep 2012 13:37:30 -0700
  ...and charging off my > 3-stage DC > DC deep cycle charger > > > To do this, I'm looking for a manual 3-position battery switch...
• Re: charging aux battery: too much of a good thing?
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Wed, 21 Apr 2010 18:25:54 -0700
  ...to fire up my 3 battery system for the first time. A >>>> dedicated 125 amp hour deep cycle was added...... >>>> ....I don't know...
• Re: Reconditioned Battery Opinions?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Cochran
  Wed, 19 Aug 2009 12:24:52 -0700
  ...I've had AGM, gels, 4Ds 8Ds & others, but deep cycle 6v are my choice. I have eight of them on one sailboat in...
• Re: relay cost question
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 28 Nov 2002 18:37:42 -0600
  ...I used to have a Champion RV and it had four deep cycle batteries in it that were kept charged by one of those...
• Re: new series 48 Odyssey battery
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 16 Sep 2010 12:01:07 -0700
  ...deep cycle batteries I have seen...and no loss of storage space really. If I should ever need to start using my coach battery...
• Re: Westy fridge upgrade for sale!
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Mon, 20 Nov 2006 13:09:41 -0500
  ...It operates on a > 12-volt source, I have mine connected to a group-27 deep cycle battery > under the rear seat, it will...
• Re: Battery Woes/Choice
  Historical mailing list - Tom Rowsell
  Fri, 23 May 2008 08:07:30 -0300
  ...This is my plan until someone > comes up > with a proper deep cycle battery of good AH rating that fits in that hole > under...
• Re: Charging circuit connection - battery under back bench in Westy?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 10 Sep 2011 20:15:16 -0700
  ...Mark Steve Williams wrote: > Hi, > > I want to install a deep cycle battery under the back bench in my 1991 > Westy. > > I was thinking...
• Re: Friday survey for Westy owners
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 11 May 2018 18:05:54 -0700
  ...Don't need all the deep cycle stuff and related charging apparatus. I have a modest inverter (150 Watts I think) which is ample...
• Re: Cold weather
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Mon, 28 Feb 2011 14:39:48 -0700
  ...anything. > > As far as I know, it's not a deep cycle battery. Maybe time for one? I don't > know. It's just...
• Re: Aux battery hookup
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Thu, 7 May 2015 10:12:59 -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...
• Making an alternator a smarter charger? [LVC]
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sun, 25 Jun 2006 09:55:02 -0700
  Hi electrical and lead-acid wizards, I've installed a nice Group 31 flooded cell deep-cycle "house" battery under the bench seat in...
• Re: charging aux battery: too much of a good thing?
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Wed, 21 Apr 2010 15:36:10 -0700
  ...A >> dedicated 125 amp hour deep cycle was added... > > ..... I was surprised to see the meter reading over 60 amps going into the > battery...
• Re: optima batteries - what about Ni-cads
  Historical mailing list - vanagon
  Wed, 10 Mar 2004 00:24:04 -0800
  ...be very low draw, and frankly, I have had a deep cycle battery in my 2nd compartment and it went bad after about 3...
• Re: Another Monster Battery Option For Stock Locations
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Wed, 2 May 2012 02:48:39 -0400
  ...PM-1 battery, then I recommend the NC-27 batteries (in an AGM deep cycle version) instead of the PM-1 battery I got...
• Re: 2nd battery ??
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 25 Feb 2004 07:09:12 -0800
  ...top deep cycle optama. I have 2 questions > > 1) Can I use my exsisting fridge relay to hook up the 2nd battery ?? > > 2) if...
• Re: SLA AC Delco Deep Cycle? (vs Interstate)
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Wed, 27 Mar 2019 23:07:59 +0000
  ...SLA AC Delco Deep Cycle? (vs Interstate) > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > I'm shopping for an SLA deep cycle battery in Canada. > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > -- > >> > > Neil n > >> > > > >> > > VE7TBN > >> > > > >> > > 1988 Westy 50º...
• Re: electrical experts: voltage drop and the fridge theory.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 30 Mar 2006 23:20:16 -0500
  ...The alternator needs HP to charge a battery. Also, each time you cycle the battery, you reduce its life. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: robert...
• Re: Vitrifrigo: two corrections to my earlier post
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Mon, 3 Oct 2011 13:11:32 -0800
  ...Now, if your deep cycle battery is of higher capacity, or you have a long run of wire, then one could go with a...
• Re: Auxiliary Battery Issue
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Tue, 9 Sep 2003 14:34:39 -0400
  ...I didn't have the >>money to purchase a deep cycle Optima battery and decided to use a >>standard Diehard instead. Since installation, I...
• Re: Fridge on 12V
  Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
  Sat, 30 Aug 2014 08:50:02 -0700
  ...Poor ground connection Poor battery connection Faulty heating element(resistance too high/low) improper use(periodically interrupting the ammonia cycle) -- Brett in Portland, OR...
• Re: Inverter converter/charge system for $500-1000 ??
  Historical mailing list - Doug F
  Wed, 4 Jan 2006 17:30:56 -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: Auxiliary Battery Issue
  Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
  Tue, 9 Sep 2003 13:32:29 -0400
  ...smoothly. > I didn't have the money to purchase a deep cycle Optima > battery and decided to use a standard Diehard instead. > Since installation...
• Re: Flooded Cell Deep Cycle Battery De-sulphation. Risky?
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Tue, 23 Jul 2013 17:43:44 -0600
  ...For good info on equalizing, see this page at the Trojan Battery site: http://www.trojanbattery.com/BatteryMaintenance/Equalizing.aspx Note their recommendation on...
• Charging Sealed Lead Acid Batteries
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 11 Feb 2007 10:32:28 -0800
  ...of the Vanagon chargiong system for maintaining such batteries in the vehicle? BTW, I understand that these batteries are not designated as 'Deep Cycle'.
• Battery choices
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
  Sun, 28 Jun 2009 01:19:44 -0400
  ...The Vanagon's got the Yellow deep cycle in addition to the red starting battery. No matter what the temperature or compression, those batteries...
• Re: Can a 90A or 120A alternator be used for welding?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
  Tue, 21 Jun 2005 11:52:56 -0400
  ...Better to use a deep cycle battery off the system. TEMiller ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Marshall" <mailinglist@FASTFORWARD.CA> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM...
• V6 EV / aux. batterys
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Fri, 29 Nov 1996 21:55:45 -0800
  ...for deep cycle applications, sealed design 100% maint. free, mounts in any position yadada yadada etc ". Sure seemed like a pretty dinky battery to...
• Re: New fridge installed!--performance report!
  Historical mailing list - Westyman
  Tue, 7 Sep 2004 21:50:36 -0700
  ...Later in the week I'll finally install the deep-cycle battery, although the group 91 under the driver's seat works just fine...
• Re: General Inverter Questions
  Historical mailing list - Bike Florida
  Wed, 18 Aug 2004 16:25:40 -0400
  ...4.) Finally, would the secondary battery (Optima deep-cycle marine) last long enough, assuming fully charged, to watch a long-ish (say, 3 hour...
• Re: Deep cycle batteries, voltage regulators, and eating cake
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 6 Aug 2007 11:36:33 -0700
  ...on) my system barely generates 12.3 > volts at the vehicle battery, and about 11.8 at the aux battery. This is > with a...
• Re: Microwave oven in Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 25 Oct 2003 09:09:36 -0600
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > > >I have a dual battery setup. My auxiliary battery is a > sears die-hard, > >not a deep-cycle. At the...
• Re: Overwhelmed: Second Battery
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Tue, 30 Apr 2002 09:34:35 -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: Power Source: Westfalia as mobile office
  Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
  Sat, 11 Oct 2003 10:27:21 -0700
  ...ll get shorter battery life but I'm not using every day, cost to replace a little earlier than deep cycle made up for...
• Re: Isolator, where to put it?
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Sat, 23 Jan 1999 12:36:37 -0800
  ...Imho." Not a bad Idea! "On the setup I am using, the deep cycle battery is under the drivers seat, >and I >mounted the...
• Re: Winters in the van
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 15 Nov 2002 20:23:57 -0600
  ...Also good for about 3 days on the deep cycle battery. The second battery was tied in through a splitter that would charge when...
• Re: Auxiliary battery for 89 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 1 Apr 2007 08:21:46 -0400
  ...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: Under-Sink Battery Installation
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 9 Aug 2011 11:23:54 -0700
  ...Like my aux battery, a honking but 130 A/h Trojan deep cycle, which lives under the bench seat. That's hardly an airtight...
• Re: Eberspacher Heaters
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
  Mon, 12 Jan 2004 16:23:27 -0700
  ...In any case you need a good deep cycle battery for any forced air heater (except the plat cat), and would need several for...
• Re: Howdy from a neophyte!
  Historical mailing list - James Cook
  Tue, 19 Jul 1994 18:42:24 -0700 (PDT)
  On Tue, 19 Jul 1994, Stuart Redford wrote: > to the back walls, (1) deep-cycle auxiliary battery with isolator, > replaced that crappy (and expensive...
• Re: Costco Group 47 - cheap aux battery option
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:42:26 -0800
  ...longer lasting than a starting battery of the same > physical size used as a deep discharge current source. More charge > discharge cycles without damage. > > >
• Re: solar charger
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:15:36 -0600
  ...I was in there looking for a deep cycle battery that I used to keep my freezer frozen and got in a discussion with...
• Re: Promariner Chargers: Opinions?
  Historical mailing list - W Monk
  Mon, 10 Aug 2009 09:37:48 -0400
  ...line? In my > '84 camper, I recently installed a 44AH deep cycle aux battery and a > Promariner Prosport 12 that automatically charges both batteries...
• 96R AGM Battery feedback
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 12 Aug 2023 01:32:58 +0000
  ...It may be a better alternative for the house battery also. Although not a deep cycle design it may hold up better than the...
• Fw: Interior lighting for the vanagon LED and CCF link to the new fridges
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Tue, 24 Aug 2004 11:36:54 -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: Deep cycle battery - 85 Home Made Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
  Thu, 25 Apr 2002 09:35:09 -0500
  >I've seen a kit on Bus Depot for $19 US that includes a fused relay, >wiring and instructions. Once you understand the OEM...
• Vitrifrigo: two corrections to my earlier post
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 2 Oct 2011 18:36:51 -0700
  ...That Dennis Haynes explained to me that I was not doing my deep-cycle battery any favors by recharging it gently. Turns out that...
• Re: [Syncro] Westy fridge upgrade for sale!
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Sun, 29 Oct 2006 23:15:50 -0500
  ...It operates on a 12-volt source, I > have mine connected to a group-27 deep cycle battery under the rear > seat, it will...
• Re: For Canucks Only -what kind of battery?
  Historical mailing list - Philip Zimmerman
  Tue, 13 Feb 2007 09:42:16 -0800
  ...there is ONLY one deep cycle battery that fits............ > No no no no no no no no Frank, there are allot of deep~batts...
• Re: Deep Cycle Batteries
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sun, 29 Jul 2007 15:29:39 -0700
  ...You are working with a 100A/H battery. A > GC-2 set up will be about 225 A/H. Given the same alternator voltage...
• Re: Just hibernating & a battery mystery
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:59:25 -0500
  ...like ours. >>> >>> I may have killed my expensive Trojan deep-cycle 130 A/h battery. The >>> van had been parked for a few weeks...
• Re: Oops. (Auxiliary Battery, DC Fridge)
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 22 Jul 2013 20:23:20 -0700
  ...I just always plugged in the van when I got home, and the Trojan deep cycle from the Winnebago factory was 10 years old...
• Re: Aux battery Woahs
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 21 Jun 2015 14:36:31 -0400
  ...a new battery. The current one is > just a basic from Car Quest. My next one may be the expensive deep cycle. > > Can some...
• Re: SLA AC Delco Deep Cycle? (vs Interstate)
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 27 Mar 2019 09:19:56 -0700
  ...Some folks put an AGM aux battery in that driver side box some use a standard LA (group 42?) battery as I do. Any...