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• Re: Dynamic Solar Panel
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 10 Oct 2006 22:03:14 -0400
  ...Dynamic Solar Panel So, with all the input on printing a little laser off deep cycle... 3000 watt Wagan inverter... under the rear seat...
• Re: re-wiring the BA6 to run when engine is off?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Tue, 20 Sep 2005 01:09:48 -0700
  ...Unless you have deep cycle batteries, you'll run the battery dead within an hour or two. So, it's safe to use, as...
• Re: Voltage surges
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Sat, 22 May 2010 10:16:12 -0700
  ...the deep-drained condition. > Yep, it appears that the DC > DC deep cycle battery charger is the culprit. After trickle charging the house battery...
• Re: window AC units - any lower than 5000btu?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 24 Mar 2002 23:05:58 -0600
  ...require 15+ AMPS so you would need about ten 12v automotive > deep > > cycle batteries to run one through an inverter > > http://williamwareagency.com/forsale...
• Re: beware the dreaded cooler box!
  Historical mailing list - tom ring
  Tue, 23 Sep 2003 09:01:38 -0600
  ...You would be much better off with a separate deep cycle. They are made for that type of service, and you won't strand...
• Re: testing capacity of house battery
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Wed, 3 Aug 2016 20:46:52 -0400
  ...testing capacity of house battery > > I have a few years old non-deep-cycle automotive starting battery I've > been using as my house...
• Re: Battery venting, etc. (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Sat, 13 Jun 1998 18:56:25 -0700
  ...behind the driver's seat, then the Optima > > D750S (or D750U) Deep Cycle Battery (Yellow Top) will fit on its side within > > the battery...
• Re: Decent deal on an inverter
  Historical mailing list - Owen Brand
  Fri, 10 Jan 2003 14:54:40 -0600
  ...Now to find a good deal on a deep cycle sealed and I will be set for some serious camping. With all of 6...
• 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: GoWesty aux battery kit?? Bentley manual VS. blue factory repair manual??
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Fri, 18 May 2007 17:25:10 -0700
  ...I am using the GoWesty aux battery kit with a 33AH deep cycle battery I > >purchased from Batteris Plus for $60 or so. The...
• Re: new series 48 Odyssey battery
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 16 Sep 2010 12:01:07 -0700
  ...out ahead of some of the Optima or other fancy RV deep cycle batteries I have seen...and no loss of storage space really...
• Re: General Inverter Questions
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 19 Aug 2004 09:48:13 -0400
  ...laptop, cell phone, etc. > > 4.) Finally, would the secondary battery (Optima deep-cycle marine) > last long enough, assuming fully charged, to watch a long...
• Re: Deep Cycle Batteries
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Fri, 3 Aug 2007 22:36:58 -0700
  On 7/29/07, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote: > > Also, you want a truly reliable relay. Most important that it > disconects when expected...
• Becketts Tome on Dual Batt.s, Relays, Saftey, and charging (Very Long)
  Historical mailing list - Beckett Cantrell
  Fri, 16 Jun 2000 13:15:38 EDT
  ...The deep cycle aux. batt(also wet cell), on the other hand, is loath to do this. It is happy with a nice steady...
• Re: charging aux battery: too much of a good thing?
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Wed, 21 Apr 2010 18:16:17 -0700
  ...A >>> dedicated 125 amp hour deep cycle was added...... >>> ....I don't know how it will be in practice. Anybody know? >>> Suggestions? >> ----------------- >> Phil Z...
• Re: How does one get a battery to charge up to where it is supposed to??
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Mon, 26 Jun 2000 10:39:20 MST
  ...Last month I replaced a Exide Deep Cycle (1 yr old) after checking over my entire system. I then did the above and it...
• Onboard Battery Charger Sizing (Was: Oops.....)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 23 Jul 2013 09:54:35 -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: Costco vs. diehard batteries
  Historical mailing list - tom ring
  Tue, 5 Aug 2003 18:44:29 -0600
  ...I mounted mine on the right end of the rear seat next to my solar charge controller that handles the deep cycle stuff. That...
• Friday off-T solar questions:long
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 9 Dec 2016 08:41:24 -0800
  We're running off the grid in the southern California desert with two deep cycle batteries and two solar panels. One panel is ancient...
• Re: Aux battery hookup
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 7 May 2015 07:59:12 -0700
  ...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: Lithium Battery search
  Historical mailing list - FRANK CONDELLI
  Wed, 21 May 2025 07:21:19 -0400
  ...Group 24 Bluetooth Deep Cycle– 349.99 CAD – 10.24” x 6.61” x 8.30” LiTime Group 24 Deep Cycle – 329.99 CAD...
• 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: 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: Flooded Cell Deep Cycle Battery De-sulphation. Risky?
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Tue, 23 Jul 2013 17:43:44 -0600
  Flooded-cell (wet cell) batteries should stick about 12.60 V after being full charged (with no load on them) for quite a while...
• Re: Tight Valves/RPM cont.
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 14 Jun 2001 16:52:33 EDT
  ...Extra propane tank, two catalytic heaters, roof rack, Behr air conditioner, fog lights, trailer hitch, for mudflaps, auxiliary deep cycle battery, smart charger, solar...
• Re: was fav 12 V acc, now 2nd battery relay system
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 22 Feb 2007 06:21:58 EST
  ...That was the reasoning behind using a deep cycle battery as the aux battery. So then we're back where this thread all started...
• Re: Why AGM batts don't last as long as they should
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 12 Jun 2008 21:54:33 -0700
  ...volts, depending on load, which is fine for flooded standard and deep cycle batteries, but never fully charges an AGM. So, either find someone...
• Re: '88 Westy - moving starting battery rearward
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 30 Jan 2018 16:00:44 -0800
  ...Its ok, but it isn't very good...a bigger deep cycle one is what you want... with the things you say you use...
• Re: Aux Battery Suggestions for under Drivers seat
  Historical mailing list - Varotto Hugo
  Thu, 21 Mar 2013 11:14:48 -0700
  ...deeper, allowing the use of group 27 100-ah Lifeline AGM > deep-cycle batteries, some of the best on the market - at $270 each...
• Re: Nissan NV Cargo van review
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Mon, 16 Apr 2012 10:52:46 -0700
  ...DC) $599.00) and another couple/three hundred for the AGM deep cycle battery, isolator & wiring. My plans are borrowing heavily from Daryl of...
• Re: Second Battery Question
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Fri, 19 Jul 2002 12:38:34 -0400
  ...with a bit longer cables, and then almost a full=sized deep cycle will fit in the regular battery tray. Unfortunately the deepcycle I...
• Re: More AC woes...
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 19 Jul 2005 02:27:03 -0500
  ...The 2 deep cycle batteries are both wired to > a marine battery switch (A/B or A&B) using #6 wire, I believe (same...
• Re: Best battery
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:08:07 -0500
  ...For cycling application you really want a flooded deep cycle battery such as those made by Trojan. These can typically last 5 years or...
• Re: Microwave oven in Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 25 Oct 2003 09:09:36 -0600
  ...My auxiliary battery is a > sears die-hard, > >not a deep-cycle. At the time, the Optima was too > expensive and it's > >hard...
• Re: Optima Blue D31M
  Historical mailing list - M'obeechi
  Tue, 3 Jun 2008 13:50:36 -0700
  ...The Blue Top, also carries a Cranking-Amp > Specification. > > The Yellow Top is primarily a Deep Cycle battery. They can be utilized > for engine...
• Optima aux battery fitment
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Tue, 11 May 1999 17:32:35 -0700
  ...The Optima D43/78-950 battery (the deep cycle, "yellow top" with the top and side terminals) dimensions are 10" L X 6.8...
• Re: insane AC idea
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Fri, 3 Aug 2001 14:18:11 -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...
• Re: Vanagon Hams
  Historical mailing list - tom ring
  Fri, 29 Oct 2004 21:12:41 -0600
  ...http://taring.org/westy/DCP_0565.jpg http://taring.org/westy/DCP_0566.jpg The panels charge an additional 12V deep cycle which resides...
• Re: westy: where does the light over the cabinets terminate?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Salicos
  Sun, 30 Apr 2006 13:44:27 -0800
  ...the starter battery circuit and move it over >> to my new deep cycle setup. I don't want to pull the overhead area apart...
• Aux battery Woahs
  Historical mailing list - Jeremy Stovin
  Sun, 21 Jun 2015 10:31:15 -0700
  ...My next one may be the expensive deep cycle. Can some patient people try to tell me what I'm doing wrong, and maybe...
• Re: Battery Recharging Question
  Historical mailing list - Doug F
  Fri, 6 Jan 2006 21:05:26 -0800
  ...A batt that is not a deep cycle will be hurt by a total flat out if you run it totally dead say by...
• Re: Battery current limiting device??
  Historical mailing list - Dwight Mattix (Dwight Mattix)
  Tue, 21 May 1996 14:14:30 -0700 (PDT)
  ...This also has a disadvantage of >>>prodcuing gobs of H2 gas (acutally H2 and O2 in a exquisitely >>>explosive combination) if a conventional deep...
• Re: A New Look In Jumper Batteries
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 6 Dec 2014 08:28:09 -0600
  ...I wonder if you could hook one up along side a deep cycle battery to >> charge >> while you were running, then this thing would...
• Re: Elec. Questions. YES it's about Aux Batt. NO, please don't shoot me.... ;^)
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Wed, 11 Apr 2007 18:15:29 -0700
  ...There is a post in the > archives where somebody measured a deeply discharged Optima deep cycle > pulling 50amps. I don't think you are...
• Re: Friday fridge replacement (ideas)
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Fri, 3 Aug 2007 13:45:38 -0400
  ...Wired to a Solar panel > on the roof via deep cycle battery, it's a nice setup, with > freezer section and all! > > In a...
• Re: Overwhelmed: Second Battery
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Tue, 30 Apr 2002 09:34:35 -0400
  ...I did not purchase deep >cycle batteries. I think that maybe if you use a good isolator, you can >use a deep cycle for...
• Re: Promariner Chargers: Opinions?
  Historical mailing list - W Monk
  Mon, 10 Aug 2009 09:37:48 -0400
  ...digital chargers. > Interesting! > > Does anyone have experience with the Promariner Prosport line? In my > '84 camper, I recently installed a 44AH deep cycle aux...
• Re: Low-voltage alarm
  Historical mailing list - David Etter
  Tue, 19 Jun 2007 11:58:09 -0300
  ...So 11.7v is really low discharge pt even on deep cycle batteries if you want optimal life of the battery. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ David (dsl82westy) <wrote...
• Re: Another Monster Battery Option For Stock Locations
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Wed, 2 May 2012 02:48:39 -0400
  ...I might have got stuck because I did not find a quality AGM version of the NC-27 in a deep cycle design. I...
• Re: Deep cycle battery replacement for Eurovan 92
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Sat, 4 Apr 1998 18:44:14 -0800
  The best palace to go is probably a marine battery shop or supplier. If you do not liver near the ocean, try searching the...
• 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: Pure Sine Wave Inverter
  Historical mailing list - M'obeechi
  Thu, 11 Dec 2008 06:27:04 -0800
  ...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: 12-volt LCD monitors for DVD?
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sat, 3 Mar 2007 17:19:13 -0500
  ...I have seen my son play non-stop off the deep-cycle auxiliary battery for several hours at a time without the inverter running...
• 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'.
• Re: Aux. Battery-Stereo Amp question
  Historical mailing list - Vince S
  Wed, 11 Aug 2004 09:39:02 -0700
  ...300 watt stereo amp to much to ask of the aux. deep cycle battery going down the road , with the radio and xm unit...
• 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: Solar Charging?
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Tue, 11 Jul 2006 07:55:00 -0700
  ...Works fine to charge up my deep cycle battery under the drivers seat. A friend of mine has a more robust setup to charge...
• Re: Why AGM batts don't last as long as they should
  Historical mailing list - M'obeechi
  Sat, 14 Jun 2008 02:15:23 -0700
  ...volts, depending on load, which is fine for flooded standard and deep > cycle > batteries, but never fully charges an AGM. So, either find someone...
• Solar Panels
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 18 Jun 2007 10:39:06 -0700
  ...Yes, I have had to buy two deep cycle RV batteries during that period..maybe I coulda done better with a bunch of diodes...
• Re: Second Battery / Battery wiring / 110vt Inverter
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Sat, 16 Oct 2004 12:39:44 -0700
  ...I may run a deep cycle a much smaller starting battery to keep the weight down. I bought the 1000w inverter because it is...