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• Re: Westy large battery capacity options
  Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
  Wed, 8 Aug 2007 21:20:01 -0400
  ...http://www.siliconsolar.com/Sealed-Gel-Cell-Batteries-12v-22-AH-p-69.html ....is distributed by a company called Universal Power Group. It...
• Re: Aux battery solution??!!!
  Historical mailing list - Peter Zendzian
  Fri, 21 May 1999 13:49:30 -1000
  ...They are sealed "gel cell" batteries, and are deep cycle. The posts even come with screws for connecting them up to ring leads. Any...
• Re: Auxiliary Battery Q: What loads have you moved to the aux bat tery from starter batt?
  Historical mailing list - Myers, Thomas A
  Wed, 21 May 2003 10:22:11 -0400
  I also just installed an Optima gel cell and was *planning* on running an auxillary fuse box off of it [ back by the ECU...
• Re: using an alternator to charge a house battery
  Historical mailing list - tom ring
  Thu, 28 Aug 2003 18:22:30 -0600
  ...to use the the alternator to charge one > or maybe 2 gel cell batteries. To do this I would need to have my > alternator...
• batteries: some more general info ...
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 02 May 94 16:32:24 CDT
  ...Gelled-electrolyte ("gel-cell") batteries are becoming cheaper and more popular among Rvers. Available in group 24, 27, 4D, 8D, and 6-volt golf...
• Re: Leak Free Battery (fwd)
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 30 Apr 1995 12:24:24 +0600
  ...800cca is >pretty impressive as is the 2 yr full replacement warranty. >I had thought these were actually lead acid gel cells and >don...
• Re: Auxilliary batteries
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Mon, 14 Mar 2011 19:04:33 -0700
  ...leakproof � No corrosion � Installs upright or on side � Lower cost than gel cell batteries � Compatible with sensitive electronic equipment � Very low to no gassing...
• Re: Aux. Batt
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Thu, 4 Nov 1999 12:22:29 -0500
  ...behind the seats and a 3rd 825 Gel cell under the > rear seat, with a 90 AMP alt. for over a year with no...
• Re: deep-cycle battery
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Tue, 8 Feb 2000 15:27:17 -0800
  ...I have a pair of gel cell batteries in there, for a total of about 55 amp hours of reserve capacity. I wired all...
• Leak Free Battery (fwd)
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 30 Apr 95 12:10:36 EDT
  ...I had thought these were actually lead acid gel cells and don't know what the spiral wound construction implies but the cases do...
• Re: Syncro TDI installation question...
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 3 Dec 2001 11:23:36 -0800
  ...rating (from Johnson Controls manual for their Dynasty range of batteries - gel cells, but still a valid figure). Battery voltage will also be lower...
• Re: What I Learned from Trojan Battery's tech support guy
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Sat, 29 Oct 2011 08:54:14 -0600
  ...acid, AGM/VRLA, Gel, lithium-ion, alkaline, carbon-zinc, lithium-air, nickel-cadmium, dry cells, frog cells, the Bunsen Cell, the Baghdad Battery of...
• Re: Aux Battery in Engine compartment, Good Idea?
  Historical mailing list - Joe Wagner
  Fri, 19 Sep 1997 16:18:37 -0400
  ...The small space > seems to demand the more expensive gel cell batteries that can be tipped on > their side so the terminal posts are...
• Battery isolator vs combiner??
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Thu, 10 Aug 2000 20:26:50 EDT
  ...I am probably going to use a deep cycle lead acid battery until I can afford the spiral-wound or gel cells. What am...
• Re: source for Aux. battery
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Fri, 21 Feb 1997 07:35:37 -0800
  ...These batteries are both deep-cycle and gel-cell, so they are very safe. Unfortunately, they seem to max out at 32 Amp Hours...
• Re: battery compartment
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Fri, 9 Jul 2010 11:24:30 -0700
  ...flooded cells, AGM (absorbed-glass-mat) and gelled electrolyte. Within these construction types, the type of plate also varies drastically, from heavy solid plates...
• Re: Auxillary battery alternative
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Thu, 15 Jul 1999 16:42:26 -0700
  ...gel-cell batteries have special charging requirements or they will be damaged. Optima does not. Also, as for the 52 amp rating of the...
• Re: What's the strangest think you've found in a "new" Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Bill Shawley
  Sun, 17 Aug 2008 02:31:07 +0000
  Jeez remote control, cell phone battery and snow chains; pretty boring compared to jeff!> Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2008 01:49:03 +0000> From...
• Re: Microwave oven in Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Fri, 24 Oct 2003 17:07:00 -0400
  ...may be better off buying a new better suited AMG or gel cell when you have the moeny. JFF >I have a dual battery...
• Re: Optima Battery
  Historical mailing list - Jerry Baker
  Sat, 5 Jan 2008 09:27:52 -0600
  ...It's a dry cell battery. JB 88 GL KY -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of...
• Wanna know how the battery worked out? Hmmmm?
  Historical mailing list - David Priemer
  Wed, 21 Jul 1999 23:23:04 EDT
  ...I told him that I would post what I have done with the wonderful Gel-Cell battery he sent me, so here it goes...
• Re: Batteries: Optima vs new Exide spiral wound?
  Historical mailing list - Brian Sassone
  Tue, 15 Aug 2000 09:37:42 -0700
  ...These latter two options allow you to get a standard gel cell that give you better $$ per amp/hour. Brian ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken...
• Re: charging aux battery: too much of a good thing?
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Wed, 21 Apr 2010 18:17:04 -0400
  ...that 80 lbs monster in there? What type of Cell... Wet, AGM or Gel? The previous posters have hit most the salient stuff I...
• Need advice on Battery Isolators
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 3 Sep 1996 11:54:21 -0600
  ...What subtlties do I need to know about isolators? The battery I'm installing is a 12V deep cycle gel cell (Wheel Chair battery...
• Re: Normal Voltage readings for 2nd battery?
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 21 Nov 2005 12:01:08 -0700
  ...I was concerned that my Gel Cell >> was >> >> Not getting a full charge or there was a mysterious power drain. >> >> >> The battery is reading...
• Re: deep-cycle battery
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Wed, 9 Feb 2000 10:49:24 MST
  ...don't lose precious space, either. > >I have a pair of gel cell batteries in there, for a total of about 55 amp >hours...
• Deep Cycle Batteries
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 29 Jul 2007 11:36:37 -0400
  Of the battery choices out there, a conventional flooded cell will be the most tolerant of use and abuse and provide the longest life...
• Group-41 deep cycle gel-cel battery -payback.
  Historical mailing list - Clark M. Carr
  17 Apr 97 02:44:05 EDT
  ...that the ideal solution would be to find a "group 41" Gel-cell or marine battery. This would have the ability to recover better...
• Aux battery solution??!!!
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Fri, 21 May 1999 11:54:20 -0700
  ...They are sealed "gel cell" batteries, and are deep cycle. The posts even come with screws for connecting them up to ring leads. Any...
• Re: '81 Vanagon heater advice
  Historical mailing list - Chris Smith
  Wed, 27 Oct 1999 08:28:49 -0500
  ...van it will run off the camp battery (25 Amp/Hour Gel-Cell) all night. A heater system in a vanagon my be a...
• Batteries don't die, they get murdered
  Historical mailing list - Philip Zimmerman
  Sun, 11 Feb 2007 23:15:46 -0800
  ...now starts the thread down and dirty! SLA's, also called Gel or Calcium Cells, hate stock dirty automotive alternator charging systems. Like we...
• Re: RV battery for vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Tue, 16 Apr 1996 12:04:16 -0700
  ...My solution was to use a deep-cycle gel-cell battery made for wheelchairs. It is very small and fits into the compartment, but...
• Re: Portable instument amplifiers in Vanagons was Re: Everybus photos
  Historical mailing list - suunytoday7
  Tue, 17 Apr 2007 13:43:36 -0700
  ...Also get a two-channel car stereo amp (50 to 100 watts > or so) that has bridgeable outputs, and a couple of gel-cell...
• Re: timing these beasts
  Historical mailing list - armando guzman
  Mon, 7 Jul 2003 18:15:31 -0700
  ...Mon, 7 Jul 2003 17:35:17 -0700 > >I have a small 12 volt gel cell battery I just hook the timing light to...
• Re: weird things happening (peripheral VC)
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Fri, 23 Dec 2005 17:44:00 -0800
  ...Some clocks can be thrown off by that. -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
• Re: Optima Battery Discussion
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Tue, 21 Oct 2003 16:58:48 -0700
  ...The glass mat gel in the Optima has been experienced by many users to be exceedingly tough and reliable. My best guess as to...
• Re: 89 + Rear window vents transplanted in an 85 Westy
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 24 Jan 2006 18:07:53 -0800
  ...I think the vents must have either a springy valve flap thing or maybe a small-cell foam "filter", 'cause they don't let...
• battery types (article)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 21 Apr 1995 10:46:35 -0400
  ...Lifetime should be 5-15 years. > >4) Gel Cells >This type is designed for portability. They are small and have a >jellied electrolyte. The...
• Re: Need advice on Battery Isolators
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Tue, 03 Sep 1996 09:12:30 -0700
  ...What subtlties do I >need to know about isolators? > > >The battery I'm installing is a 12V deep cycle gel cell (Wheel Chair >battery...
• 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
  ...that > 80 lbs monster in there? > > What type of Cell... Wet, AGM or Gel? > > The previous posters have hit most the salient stuff I...
• Re: fridge problems-LEAST IMPACT TO THE EARTH
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Tue, 13 Feb 2007 15:56:10 -0500
  ...There's no perfect solution except possibly a solar powered gel cell. Let's all have a cold one and think about it. David...
• Re: fridge problems-LEAST IMPACT TO THE EARTH
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Tue, 13 Feb 2007 14:40:43 -0800
  ...There's no perfect > solution except possibly a solar powered gel > cell. Let's all have a cold one and think about > it. > > David...
• Re: Zodi Tent Heaters
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Tue, 28 Aug 2007 23:09:48 -0700
  ...There's no reason why you > couldn't use a bigger gel cell; the nominal 7 Ah size (very common in > small UPSes for...
• Re: What circuit runs the cabin light?
  Historical mailing list - David Ruppe
  Thu, 27 May 1999 12:36:24 -0400
  ...I am in the middle of my "Stuff the two U1 gel cell batteries under the >driver's seat" project, and I have a...
• Westfalia instrument panel.
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sun, 4 Jan 2009 18:42:14 -0500
  ...suggestions for, so i temporarily hooked up a little 7.5ah gel cell just for a proof of concept setup. I attached a voltmeter...
• Re: adjustable volt reg update
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Fri, 23 Sep 2005 09:44:13 -0700
  ...I was > worried about this heat but the thing keeps working. > > I have a small 30 A/hr gel cell (house battery when camping...
• Re: auxiliary battery
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Tue, 21 Dec 1999 08:41:27 -0800
  ...I used a PAIR of "U1" gel cell batteries wired in parallel and mounted in the space under the driver's seat. They are...
• Re: Leak Free Battery (fwd)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 1 May 1995 11:40:00 -0400
  ...800cca is >pretty impressive as is the 2 yr full replacement warranty. >I had thought these were actually lead acid gel cells and >don...
• Re: Auxilliary batteries
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 14 Mar 2011 16:22:39 -0400
  ...corrosion<br> � Installs upright or on side<br> � Lower cost than gel cell batteries<br> � Compatible with sensitive electronic equipment<br> � Very low to...
• Re: Becketts Tome on Dual Batt.s, Relays, Saftey, and charging (Very Long)
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Fri, 16 Jun 2000 17:36:13 -0700
  ...The Optima is not a gel cell. 2. The Optima specifications list high amperage charging as an approved method. I have talked to the...
• Re: auxilery battery
  Historical mailing list - Hooper, Mark
  Tue, 21 Dec 1999 17:10:22 -0500
  NAPA AUTOPARTS sells a gell cell battery that is the same size as the Optima 750. Retail is $109.00. I stumbled across it...
• Re: Deep Cycle Batteries
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 29 Jul 2007 09:37:15 -0700
  ...Yes there are > better such as Rolls Surrette but bring money. > > > > AGM and Gel batteries is still emerging technologies and the advertising > is a...
• FS 89 Westy Syncro (maybe)
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Wed, 20 Oct 1999 13:41:37 -0700
  ...Dual gel cell auxiliary batteries, seat covers, rear bug screen. Fridge works beautifully on 120/12v/gas. VC checks out AOK with local Vanagon...
• Re: Aux. Batt
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Fri, 5 Nov 1999 07:36:20 -0500
  ...behind the seats and a 3rd 825 Gel cell under the > > > rear seat, with a 90 AMP alt. for over a year with no...
• Re: Dear vendors
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Wed, 29 Sep 1999 15:58:03 -0700
  Kind of off the direct subject but I found a Power Sonic, based in San Diego, mdl 12330 gel cell in an electronics parts...
• Re: subject Re: Westy aux power straight from the dealer
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 2 Oct 2010 21:03:43 -0700
  ...Back at my dual aux batteries (2 small 12 A/hr gel cells under driver's seat) I have a small aux fuse panel...
• Re: Auxillary battery alternative
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Thu, 15 Jul 1999 16:58:33 -0700
  ...Auxillary battery alternative > > > Something to keep in mind: > gel-cell batteries have special charging requirements or they will be > damaged. > Optima does not. > Also...
• Re: Auxilliary batteries
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Sun, 13 Mar 2011 18:00:29 -0700
  ...STOP > *Absorption Stage V1 > *Maintain Constant Terminal Voltage > (Adjusting only for changing battery > temperature) > Voltage = 2.40 to 2.43 V/cell (20�C...
• Re: The clock is still not going, despite ...
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 14 Apr 2008 08:39:27 -0700
  ...I > even make it a point not to look at the time on my cell phone when I am > looking at the screen. I...
• Using a UPS unit as inverter
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Wed, 28 Mar 2007 16:12:27 -0600
  ...Inside is a 12V 10Ah gel cell battery. I bought my unit on sale for CAD$39. It can be installed and connected to...