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  • 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: deep cycle battery
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 6 May 1996 14:28:15 -0400
    ...Aren't these >deep-cycle types, used for electric trolling motors etc.? Why wouldn't >they work as auxiliary batteries in Westies, to power...
  • Re: Random thought
    Historical mailing list - Deepak Kumar
    Tue, 16 Mar 1999 16:35:33 PST
    ...Well I suppose it was a long time ago ! Deepak On Mon, 15 Mar 1999 20:55:23 -0500, Robert A. Alexander wrote: > Deepak...
  • Alternator Part Number?
    Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
    Sun, 17 Jul 2005 18:32:24 -0700
    ...903-803C, 063-903-803, OR (takes a deep breath) 070-903-803A ? Whew. <Inhales deeply> -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 71 Type 2...
  • dual battery isolator
    Historical mailing list - Westyman
    Sun, 22 Aug 2004 22:14:40 -0700
    ...I'm installing a group 29 deep cycle battery as my main camping battery in my Westy [no, it won't fit under the...
  • Re: Camping Battery
    Historical mailing list - John Thomas
    Mon, 21 Jul 1997 21:46:10 -0700
    ...The net articles had clearly said "Deep Cycle" but since that did not mean anything to me, it went in one ear and out...
  • Deep cycle
    Historical mailing list - Stan Shapiro
    Fri, 15 Jan 2016 12:01:46 -0700
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  • Re: optima the one for starting battery?
    Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
    Sun, 21 Aug 2005 12:58:22 -0700
    ...optima the one for starting battery? > > > > I see 3 problems. > > > > Combination starting-deep cycle batteries are sort of like all season > > tires. They try...
  • Deep cycle battery - 85 Home Made Westfalia
    Historical mailing list - Alan Pickersgill
    Tue, 23 Apr 2002 22:37:29 -0400
    I have a home made Westfalia, to which I 'd like to add a deep cycle battery (s) to run a Coleman Cooler I...
  • Re: Will deep cycle battery fit?
    Historical mailing list - Laurie Loeb
    Fri, 16 May 1997 08:35:34 -0700 (PDT)
    In my experience, a deep cycle battery of an adequate quantity of amp hours for extended camping will NOT fit under the driver's...
  • Re: Battery Isolators vs. Relays
    Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
    Fri, 14 Dec 2001 02:07:45 +0800
    ...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: Golf Cart Batteries
    Historical mailing list - Mark C
    Sat, 28 Oct 2006 23:54:56 -0700
    Gee, golf cart batteries arent true deep cyclers, and marine batteries labeled deep cycle aren't true deep cyclers... so maybe true deep cycle...
  • Re: Dometic 182B - Capacity?
    Historical mailing list - Bill Glenn
    Mon, 5 Feb 2007 01:52:24 -0500
    ...The interior of the box measures (rounded) 350mm wide x 470mm high x 260mm deep, for a gross volume of 42.77 liters. The...
  • Re: Interesting lite trailer
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Sat, 16 Aug 2014 06:01:59 -0500
    Well, you have to dig pretty deep to find a price. I'll throw out a spoiler and tell you it's $2000, and...
  • Re: FS Parting out a Vanagon Wesy interior
    Historical mailing list - Scott Kraning
    Tue, 29 Jun 1999 15:48:33 EDT
    ...The one I need is the LARGER ONE (about 6-7" deep) fits in the adjustable mid-section of the 'fridge. Also I'm...
  • Re: 2nd Deep Cycle battery
    Historical mailing list - Davidson
    Wed, 18 Nov 1998 16:01:54 -0800
    ...2nd Deep Cycle battery > Date: Wednesday, November 18, 1998 3:46 PM > > > Here is some info I received from Optima battery concearning starting > > and...
  • Re: Just hibernating & a battery mystery
    Historical mailing list - Chris S.
    Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:40:02 -0500
    ...11:38 george jannini <georgejoann@GMAIL.COM> napisał(a): > << My big deep cycle battery could use the occasional desulfation > (who, after all, couldn't...
  • Re: Any New Battery Technology
    Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
    Thu, 15 Feb 2007 12:32:49 -0800
    ...lithium ion deep cycle batteries > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > http://www.valence.com/ucharge.asp > > don't know what to think of these...
  • Re: 2nd Deep Cycle battery
    Historical mailing list - L&A Johnson
    Thu, 19 Nov 1998 12:33:14 -0500
    ...Larry Jason Yasment wrote: > List, > Here is some info I received from Optima battery concearning starting > and deep cycle batteries for our beloved vanagons...
  • Solar Panels
    Historical mailing list - J McCavitt
    Mon, 18 Nov 2002 15:23:40 -0800
    ...They put out about 17V dc , any need to step this down, or can a deep cycle take that voltage without damage? Speaking of...
  • Re: westy auxillary battery
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 7 Feb 95 09:47:19 gmt
    ...can you get >> deep cycle 6 volt batteries? > >Absolutely. They are called Golf-cart batteries, and I'm gonna get me >some reeeeel soon...
  • Re: Will deep cycle battery fit?
    Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
    Fri, 16 May 1997 18:30:25 -0700
    At 10:51 AM 5/16/97 -0500, Laurie Loeb wrote: >In my experience, a deep cycle battery of an adequate quantity of amp...
  • Re: stereo amp placement
    Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
    Tue, 25 Jun 2002 23:15:16 -0400
    ...Anyhow, the well under the driver's seat is something like fourteen inches wide by five inches deep (deeper near the back, obviously), and...
  • Re: Roof rack
    Historical mailing list - Vincent Dow
    Sat, 15 Nov 2014 13:16:00 -0500
    ...it was a high mounted basket, with not very deep sides. It was just about 16" deep. Luckys on the other hand had the...
  • Re: [Caravana] battery
    Historical mailing list - coyote
    Fri, 26 May 2000 17:42:41 -0700
    ...Direction of travel --> +---------+ | |== | | | | +---------+ According to my installer, an Optima deep-cycle battery can also fit into the under-passenger compartment, when the posts face...
  • Re: Deep CYCLE Auxillary Battery....Will ANYTHING fit?
    Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
    Thu, 4 Apr 2002 22:48:09 -0800
    ...Thu, 4 Apr 2002 16:27:39 -0800 > >Earlier I wrote in the Subject:"Deep Cell" instead of >Deep Cycle battery. As you can...
  • Re: Flooded Cell Deep Cycle Battery De-sulphation. Risky?
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Tue, 23 Jul 2013 12:09:29 -0700
    I'm no expert, but deep cycle batteries have more lead in them in the first place to withstand deep discharging periodically, that's...
  • Optima Deep Cycles
    Historical mailing list - Chris Paquette
    Sun, 15 Aug 1999 18:28:48 -0700
    ...Is there an Optima deep-cycle battery that will fit under the driver's seat AND not require any cutting or other modifications to...
  • Re: heading through the deep south soon, anyone on my route?
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Wed, 6 Jan 2010 14:26:13 -0500
    ...But, in both Texas and Florida, there are sections more akin to the Deep South than the rest of the state -- Florida the Panhandle...
  • Re: Recomended Deep Cycle Battery Brand?
    Historical mailing list - Beckett Cantrell
    Sat, 17 Jun 2000 21:34:13 EDT
    ...Optima makes both flavors in the 12v Yellow top Deep Cycle. It all depends on where you want to mount the batt. And BTW...
  • OPTIMA DEEP CYCLE BATTERIES
    Historical mailing list - William Maxian
    Tue, 24 Oct 2000 01:39:46 -0400
    Hello Everybody - I'm off the list for now, but you folks came to mind when I recently discovered a source for Optima Deep...
  • Re: deep cycle replacement for the main battery
    Historical mailing list - developtrust
    Wed, 2 Jul 2003 13:28:52 -0700
    Very recently someone posted a deep cycle that will fit perfectly. Check the archives. Better still here is a copy of his email. William...
  • Re: Fw: Re: Battery Isolators vs. Relays
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Thu, 13 Dec 2001 14:30:41 -0500
    ...A battery like the Optima starting battery that is rated for fifty deep discharges might be a good compromise -- typical starting batteries probably can...
  • Re: Trickling Deep Cycle and normal starting batteries
    Historical mailing list - TC
    Sun, 11 Sep 2005 12:45:19 -0700
    ...He > has two batteries, a Optima yellow top deep cycle house battery under > the capt'n's chair, bit off topic but I just...
  • Re: Radiator thermoswitch removal
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Tue, 5 Aug 2008 13:55:40 -0700
    yup, Deep socket - 1 and 1/8th inch.................. thin wall ( doesn't have to be thin the whole depth of the deep socket, mine...
  • 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: Deep Cell Auxillary Battery...Will ANYTHING fit?
    Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
    Thu, 4 Apr 2002 19:41:20 -0800
    ...Thu, 4 Apr 2002 06:54:47 -0800 > >Most deep cell batterys average 8 inches tall. I need >one thats 7.4 inches tall...
  • Re: [vanagon] Deep Cycle specs comparison
    Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
    Tue, 20 Sep 2005 14:57:55 -0700
    ...about $85 dollars and for the deep cycle performance it was much > better than the OPTIMA and a lot cheaper too. The warranty is...
  • brunton solar panels that roll up
    Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
    Tue, 17 Jun 2003 20:22:45 -0700
    ...I don't want to deep cycle my not deep cycle battery... you might even be able to slap it on the back of...
  • Re: new series 48 Odyssey battery
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Wed, 22 Sep 2010 08:54:01 -0500
    ---- Thomas Wilsher <tw67syncro@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > I did a lot of research on deep cycle batteries a few years ago when I > was putting...
  • Re: new series 48 Odyssey battery
    Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
    Thu, 16 Sep 2010 05:54:29 EDT
    ...TD22-12 Tempest Deep Cycle AGM, Valve Regulated, Maintenance Free, Sealed Lead Acid Rechargeable Battery_ (http://www.batteryspec.com/cgi-bin/cart.cgi?action...
  • Re: Snow handling of 412
    Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
    Sun, 16 Feb 2003 21:59:25 -0500
    The 412/411 have the same problem with deep snow that my old Super Beetle had. If it is deep enough that the car...
  • Re: Canadian Thanksgiving at John Brown's Buses next weekend.
    Historical mailing list - d spence
    Thu, 28 Sep 2006 00:15:44 -0600
    ...Said all they had in the concessions was deep fried turkey legs. She lost weight! On Wednesday, September 27, 2006, at 10:00 PM...
  • 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...
  • Deep Cycle Battery
    Historical mailing list - James H. McCarthy
    Fri, 20 Mar 1998 08:52:16 -0500
    A while back I queried the list for help with my deep cycle battery because it was not holding a charge for any length...
  • Re: heading through the deep south soon, anyone on my route?
    Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
    Wed, 6 Jan 2010 11:42:00 -0700
    On Jan 6, 2010, at 11:35 AM, Joy Hecht wrote: > Deep south, for me = Alabama & Mississippi. Maybe Georgia? Howzabout Arkansas, Louisiana, & Tennessee, not...
  • Re: auxilery battery
    Historical mailing list - Susan Bernavich
    Mon, 20 Dec 1999 16:15:00 -0800
    ...If you have money i recomend > the optima deep cycle. Other batteries do work but the reason a deap cycle > is recomended is that...
  • Re: Westy auxiliary battery (why not keep it going)
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Thu, 9 Feb 1995 13:32:37 -0800 (PST)
    ...Addition to thicker plates, a deep cycle battery should also have more clearance beneath the plates to allow a greater amount of lead sulfate...
  • source for Aux. battery
    Historical mailing list - Don Parce
    Thu, 20 Feb 97 13:50:39 -0800
    I'd like to put a 2nd battery into my 85 Westy and have learned that deep-cycle batteries are better for running accessories...
  • Question on Deep Cycle Battery
    Historical mailing list - James H. McCarthy
    Mon, 9 Mar 1998 13:58:03 -0500
    On my '95 EVC (which is technically a 'new' vehicle, starting its warranty in January '98) I am having trouble keeping my rear deep...
  • Re: O2 sensor wiring
    Historical mailing list - jon
    Mon, 6 Nov 2006 17:57:43 -0800
    ...It takes a 21 mm wrench (or deep, deep > > socket), correct? (Or wasit 22???) >
  • Re: Camping Battery
    Historical mailing list - Bob Bellanca
    Mon, 21 Jul 1997 22:38:21 -0700
    >So my questions are now: > - Is a small deep cycle wheelchair battery really better than > a top of the line Group 41 battery if...
  • Re: Erosion between valves
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:40:23 -0500
    ...Very deep erosion around the spark area. Next to the valves. Between the valves, cutting under the valve seat. Only three cylinders had it...
  • Re: Optima deep cycle batt. as starting battery?
    Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
    Thu, 15 Nov 2001 15:38:05 -0600
    ...If for some reason the monetary outlay is a little much for the Optima--hit Walmart--they have deep cycle batteries cheap. Two is...
  • I'm seeing workshop bench sizes and ideas
    Historical mailing list - David Marshall
    Wed, 13 Dec 2006 19:41:37 -0800
    ...I want to go deeper that 24", but how deep and this is the question for you people out there who have shop benches...
  • Re: LVC - Anyone in the Santa Cruz area?
    Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
    Sat, 30 Dec 2006 22:37:21 -0800
    A VERY Deep Breath - Just don't let the smog choke ya ;-) 3rd Generation Native Californian -- Jim Thompson Ventura, CA 84 Westfalia 2.1...
  • Re: Deeply Saddened and Troubled
    Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
    Wed, 20 Jun 2001 22:46:54 -0500
    ! ______________ |[ ] [ ] [ ]\ | | | | ||-(())----(())-| Terry 74 Campmobile (Clementine) 85 GL 86 BMW 325 ES
  • Re: Battery Woes/Choice
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Tue, 10 Jun 2008 21:29:32 -0700
    ...So, just get a flooded true deep discharge, and put it on a charger every day. The Trojan flooded deep cycle in my EVC...
  • Re: Deep cycle battery
    Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
    Fri, 14 Oct 2005 15:40:08 -0700
    ...Deep cycle battery > > Hey all you in the know! > > > > I am wanting input on what battery to use for my > deep cycle. I curious...
  • Re: Solar panels for your Vanagon..
    Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
    Tue, 19 Jun 2007 03:56:23 -0500
    ...The price is intermediate between the Koolatron and Engel. > 8) Install a deep cell battery for the cooler. I agree with using a deep...