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Re: Now charging of house batteries Re: New fridge replacement option for the Dometic
Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
Mon, 7 Jan 2008 08:39:35 -0800
...batteries from the alternator which may provide deeper charges than just strapping the alternator to the battery. Your idea (laptop power supply > small solar...
Re: Shore batteries
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Thu, 7 Feb 2013 17:39:13 -0800
Below, On 02/07/2013 02:40 PM, Steve Williams wrote: > Last August, Rocket J Squirrel wrote: >> For charging the deep-cycle battery I...
Re: A New Look In Jumper Batteries
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Sat, 6 Dec 2014 11:37:23 -0800
...wonder if you could hook one up along side a deep cycle battery to charge > while you were running, then this thing would actually...
Re: replacement fridge?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 23 Jun 2003 16:43:15 -0400
...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: Optima aux battery fitment
Historical mailing list - Kevin Mikkelson
Wed, 12 May 1999 10:29:48 -0700
...Herein lies my dilemma: > >The Optima D43/78-950 battery (the deep cycle, "yellow top" with the top and >side terminals) dimensions are 10...
Now charging of house batteries Re: New fridge replacement option for the Dometic
Historical mailing list - Kai Mei
Mon, 7 Jan 2008 08:42:00 -0500
...Charge the deep cycle batteries with a Laptop power supply and a controller like http://store.solar-electric.com/sg-4.html 18v supplies...
Re: 61 AH, 330 A, #000 915 105 AD or CC or CE
Historical mailing list - M'obeechi
Fri, 6 Jun 2008 11:36:33 -0700
...Are all the batteries listed in the linked table AGM deep cycles? There are 11 batteries listed. Specifically the AD, CC, and the CE...
Re: westy: where does the light over the cabinets terminate?
Historical mailing list - feller
Sun, 30 Apr 2006 16:24:19 -0400
...take this light off the starter battery circuit and move it over > to my new deep cycle setup. I don't want to pull...
Re: electrical testing proceedure question..Not van specific, but..
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:58:19 -0700
...If you want to go a cheaper route, just get a new deep cycle battery and charge it up every night. Since it isn...
Re: Aux. Battery Works! Yay!
Historical mailing list - PB
Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:37:31 -0700
...battery is an "Orbital" Deep Cycle, but I couldn't see any > specs on it (it was already dark and I was using a...
Re: Batteries, 12v & DIY
Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
Mon, 7 Aug 2006 09:48:34 -0600
...small lead acid battery (group 42 I think) under the driver's seat. Lots of people install Optima deep cycle batteries but I wanted...
Second battery install instructions
Historical mailing list - Ron & Marianne Mighton
Sun, 28 Dec 2003 08:44:03 -0500
...A wheelchair battery fits, and gives you about 33 amp-hours. If anyone knows of any perfect-fit deep-cycle batteries, please advise the...
Re: Another Monster Battery Option For Stock Locations
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Tue, 1 May 2012 15:19:41 -0400
...seat the Sears Platinum deep cycle > PC31, group size 31, similar in size to Odyssey PC 2150. This battery > has 205 Reserve Capacity, unlike...
Re: [Nearly Off-Topic] Seeking Battery Switch
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 20 Sep 2012 20:26:26 -0400
...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: Battery placement alternatives
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Thu, 30 Sep 2010 20:19:53 -0700
...to get up hills in the snow...A couple of big deep cycle batteries would be good back there, along with maybe my chains...
Re: A twist on dual-battery configurations
Historical mailing list - Julian Burden
Thu, 20 Dec 2001 18:57:15 -0500
...If you really want to have > and use a deep-cycle battery, grab the bull by the horns and set things up > so the...
Re: aux heaters (Long)
Historical mailing list - PACO
Thu, 2 Oct 1997 15:59:46 -0400
...I have a deep cycle aux battery rated at 55 amps. Off of it I run the interior light, the heater and a very...
Re: Propane Tanks---
Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
Wed, 28 Dec 2005 19:25:29 -0800
...But even so, it served me well. > In the case of my 88 GL, I plan to install some deep cycle batteries to > drive...
Re: Isolator, where to put it?
Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
Fri, 22 Jan 1999 12:32:41 -0800
...One battery could be totally dead and the other strong, it would not matter. On the setup I am using, the deep cycle battery...
Re: generators/inverters for camping
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 9 Feb 2010 21:42:39 -0500
...In about 4hrs running time, we brought both my deep cycle batteries (hooked +>+ and ->-) up to near full charge at 12.67 from around...
Powering a 110V A/C
Historical mailing list - Scott Chen
Thu, 9 Apr 1998 14:40:59 -0500
...He suggested that if I was to use an inverter, the best bet would be to install a second battery of the deep cycle...
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: Newbie question about auxiliary power
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Tue, 22 Nov 2011 20:13:23 -0500
...are replaced free when I >>>>> 'use them up' pretending they are Deep Cycles in my extended winter >>>>> camping trips... >>>>> Don Hanson >>>>> >>>>> On Mon, Nov...
Build Your Own Van Fridge Kit
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Sat, 12 Nov 2005 14:41:30 -0800
...that they can now run days off of a 2nd, deep-cycle battery (longer if one uses a solar panel). The problem for ME...
Batteries don't die, they get murdered
Historical mailing list - Philip Zimmerman
Sun, 11 Feb 2007 23:15:46 -0800
...But it's not a Deep-Cycle Battery! Who cares, your battery has no mind of its own. Treat it gently, respect its DOD...
Re: electrical experts: voltage drop and the fridge theory.
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 30 Mar 2006 22:53:17 -0500
...I just bought a new 1000amp hour deep cycle for the new wiring I'm doing in my westy related to other needs then...
Re: Battery and Battery compartment
Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
Thu, 24 Jul 1997 13:17:33 EDT
...During the hot weather of summer, you should check your battery at least once a month. Check the archives for heavier duty deep-cycle...
Overheated wire junction on 1.9
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Sun, 14 Oct 2012 11:04:23 -0400
...The previous house battery (which I killed by letting it discharge) was a 130 amp-hour deep cycle. To charge it I used a...
Re: westy: where does the light over the cabinets terminate?
Historical mailing list - Tom Salicos
Sun, 30 Apr 2006 13:44:27 -0800
...take this light off the starter battery circuit and move it over >> to my new deep cycle setup. I don't want to pull...
Re: Battery Woes/Choice
Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
Fri, 23 May 2008 13:34:57 -0700
...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: Westy battery charger
Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
Tue, 13 Jan 2015 12:37:12 -0500
...so when charging on the tender. >>> >>> I am using a 65ah deep cycle under the drivers seat with gowesty set up. >>> >>> Ryan >>> Asheville, NC >>
FS: 87 Syncro Westy Weekender (sorry for the long post)
Historical mailing list - Adrian Bertarelli
Sat, 31 Mar 2007 14:14:21 -0600
...by a MTX Amp -Deep cycle battery as secondary battery which all the interior electronics run off of (relocated battery to the cabinet in...
Re: Introduction and Re: Second batteries..
Historical mailing list - James Cook
Tue, 12 Apr 1994 22:48:21 -0700 (PDT)
...I was > > thinking about possibly running a deep-cycle as a a second, mostly for > > camping (leaving the lights and radio on, etc).. > > > > Jamie...
Re: a speaker recommendation
Historical mailing list - Monsieur Lafaire aka obeechi
Mon, 2 Jun 2008 11:23:28 -0700
...For what it's worth, my battery isn't under the front seats (unless I put small deep cycles there). So maybe I'll...
Re: Battery isolator vs combiner??
Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
Thu, 10 Aug 2000 19:40:55 -0700
...to go. > I am probably going to use a deep cycle lead acid battery until I can afford > the spiral-wound or gel cells...
Re: Isolator, where to put it?
Historical mailing list - Mitch A.Miller
Tue, 26 Jan 1999 12:01:13 -0800
...battery could be totally dead and the other strong, it would not > matter. > On the setup I am using, the deep cycle battery is...
Re: Battery Woes/Choice
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 23 May 2008 08:32:06 -0400
...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: 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...
Re: A New Look In Jumper Batteries
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Sun, 7 Dec 2014 14:47:40 -0800
...wonder if you could hook one up along side a deep cycle battery to charge > while you were running, then this thing would actually...
Re: Fw: Battery report
Historical mailing list - Troy
Mon, 28 Jan 2013 18:01:34 -0900
...I keep two behind the driver seat, and then I have the 115 or 125 AH deep cycle battery. I added one 50 watt...
Re: Xantrex XM 1000 PRO + Batteries in Parallel
Historical mailing list - M'obeechi
Sat, 12 Jul 2008 19:48:52 -0700
...I'm planning on joining three deep cycles in parallel. I know that you want to match battery types (ie flooded with flooded), but...
Re: Thoughts on batteries
Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
Fri, 5 Sep 2008 09:05:10 -0700
...way to find out the battery chemistry type is to >> research the >> brand/model number. Sometimes a deep cycle/gell or AGM will weigh...
Battery FAQ ...
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Sun, 14 Apr 96 23:04:13 CDT
...A "dual marine" battery is a compromise between a car and deep cycle battery. However, a CAR battery will give you the best performance...
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...
Re: wiring for a 2nd battery
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Wed, 1 Oct 2003 11:00:55 -0700
...Mark Travers Fenton wrote: > I actually have a deep cycle marine battery that I > would like to use heavily. I'm still researching this...
Re: Single battery setup using a marine battery
Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
Sun, 31 May 2009 18:48:47 -0700
...you used other marine batteries? Any significant > drawbacks compare to true deep cycle? > > Thanks, > Martin > > __________________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Canada Toolbar: Search from anywhere on the web...
Re: clock problem - no clock or light
Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
Fri, 5 May 2006 02:34:11 -0400
...I also had > all of this > equipment run off my secondary deep cycle battery. Consequently, I can run > these options at night while I...
Re: fridge wiring question
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:44:04 -0700
...i have an inverter wired off of the aux battery and was thinking of placing another larger deep cycle battery under the bench seat...
Re: Inverter at Radio Shack
Historical mailing list - Doug F
Thu, 1 Dec 2005 22:27:59 -0800
...Recommended for use with a stand alone deep-cycle RV, marine or golf-cart battery e.. Dimensions: 9.4" W x 17.3" L...
Re: questions from a Vanagon novice
Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
Sun, 22 Feb 2004 10:46:57 -0500
...A standard 'starting' automotive battery is not suitable for this. The deep-cycle batteries are made for marine and RV applications --- one that is...
Re: Newbie question about auxiliary power
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Tue, 22 Nov 2011 20:12:25 -0600
...are replaced free when I > >>>>> 'use them up' pretending they are Deep Cycles in my extended winter > >>>>> camping trips... > >>>>> Don Hanson > >>>>> > >>>>> On Mon, Nov...
Re: More electrical problems
Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
Fri, 5 Jul 2019 18:23:48 +0000
...I just hate to give up storage real estate to put in a real G27 deep-cycle battery. When is someone going to market...
Re: Newbie question about auxiliary power
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Mon, 21 Nov 2011 18:55:37 -0700
...are >>>> replaced free when I 'use them up' pretending they are Deep >>>> Cycles in my >>>> extended winter camping trips... >>>> Don Hanson >>>> >>>> On Mon, Nov...
<No subject>
Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
Mon, 18 Jul 2005 08:09:06 -0700
...When > I got home I put the charger on the two deep cycle batteries and it > took a while to top them off. The...
Dual Battery charge current
Historical mailing list - Ben Gabel
21 May 1996 17:12:17 +0100
...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: Why AGM batts don't last as long as they should
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:22:25 -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: Powering a 110V A/C
Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
Thu, 9 Apr 1998 07:16:44 -0500
...He suggested that if I > was to use an inverter, the best bet would be to install a second > battery of the deep cycle...
Re: anyone bought a Coleman thermoelectric cooler?
Historical mailing list - Randy Charrette
Wed, 12 Jun 2002 23:28:41 +0000
...Rather than use a deep cycle battery to run the <DIV></DIV>>thing, it might be better to try one of those xtreme...
Re: Power consumption & recharging with Vitrifrigo
Historical mailing list - B Feddish
Wed, 20 Oct 2010 11:02:30 -0400
...I have 2 group 42 deep cycles so I can usually camp for a regular or 3 day weekend just on batteries. I have...
Re: Stereo Power Amp
Historical mailing list - Adrian Bertarelli
Sat, 9 Nov 2002 13:02:40 -0700
...Dual battery system with a deep cycle battery. That way you can jam out all you want and if you leave it on when...