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• Re: Shore batteries
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 7 Aug 2012 08:39:29 -0700
  "Are these deep cycle shore batteries what is most commonly used as aux. electric power source installations in Vans and Westies?" Can't speak...
• Re: Wal-Mart Griup 41 Battery
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Sun, 1 Mar 2009 13:08:41 -0800
  ...On the other hand, deep cycle and 'marine starting batteries have less porous plates, not optimal for starting but much better for deep discharge...
• wood splitter
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Sat, 21 Jul 2001 08:54:00 -0700
  ...quite a bit of fluid pumped through it in order to cycle quickly and the one you would build may work so slowly that...
• Re: optima the one for starting battery?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sat, 20 Aug 2005 22:52:05 -0500
  ...I have been using deep cycle batteries for 30 some years in my boats. Maybe max 2 years if I yanked them out of...
• New battery chemistries to watch for
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Sun, 28 Jun 2009 08:54:41 -0700
  ...12V, 30Ah, 2000 cycles at 70% DOD $265 Weight 4kg !! http://www.evcomponents.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=H1230 at 70% this gives 21 usable...
• Re: deep-cycle battery
  Historical mailing list - Peter Zendzian
  Tue, 8 Feb 2000 07:17:09 -1000
  ...I used 2 6 volt dee cycle sealed jell cell batteries. I used this type because they fit perfetly under my seat and they...
• Re: Electrial questions...
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Sun, 24 May 1998 17:27:05 -0700
  ...auxiliary, marine deep >cycle, or a car type battery? And would you know what size? > You definately want a deep cycle battery. As far...
• Battery Myths-including deep cycles
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Thu, 22 Feb 2007 12:28:24 -0800
  FWIW I find this battery site has good information http://www.trojan-battery.com/ Mark
• Deep deep cycles available MPLS metro
  Historical mailing list - tom ring
  Sun, 16 Sep 2012 18:48:55 -0500
  ...These will go deeper than a regular deep cycle or last more cycles if treated like a regular deep cycle, Your choice. I picked...
• Re: Deep Cycle Batteries
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Mon, 30 Jul 2007 00:31:57 -0400
  ...On Sun, 29 Jul 2007 21:24:32 -0600, John <vanagonvw@GMAIL.COM> wrote: >if you >invest in true deep cycle batteries, and don...
• Re: Westy auxiliary battery (why not keep it going)
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Thu, 9 Feb 1995 10:13:32 -0800 (PST)
  ...the other would be wired to three golf cart batteries (instead of the > deep cycle battery). I think the would be wired parallel, but...
• Re: Speedo needle sits still sometimes
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 13 Jan 2014 15:35:13 -0800
  ...Or even a cycle > computer....good accurate ones with more functions are under $25 and don't > require messing around in the Pod. > > I...
• Re: Run time to charge Aux battery
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 5 Sep 2009 09:55:16 -0700
  ...Mark Rocket J Squirrel wrote: > Hi Malcolm. > > A 24-hour run of your refrigerator, if it draws 7A, and has a duty cycle > of...
• Re: Deep cycle gel battery contest
  Historical mailing list - David Priemer
  Tue, 25 May 1999 22:20:57 EDT
  ...IONSYS.COM writes: << Thanks to Marshall Ruskin for holding the deep cycle battery contest.I was one of 2 winners, and received mine in...
• '87 AC/Fan Again
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 12 Sep 2001 13:32:07 -0400
  It is my understanding that the radiator fan (unlike my '85 which runs all the time the AC is on) cycles on and off...
• marine battries on sale @ Westmarine
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Mon, 10 Apr 2006 12:08:48 -0400
  ...http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product/10001/-1/10001/30755/10001/677/207/9 starting/deep cycle batteries, normally $78 us...
• Deep CYCLE Auxillary Battery....Will ANYTHING fit?
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Thu, 4 Apr 2002 16:27:39 -0800
  Earlier I wrote in the Subject:"Deep Cell" instead of Deep Cycle battery. As you can tell I dont know jack about electronics. I...
• Re: Deep Cycle Batteries
  Historical mailing list - John
  Sun, 29 Jul 2007 21:24:32 -0600
  ...Not recommended, and only a solid, true deep cycle battery is going to allow you to get away with that, once, maybe twice. 50...
• Re: Deep Cycle Battery
  Historical mailing list - Marvin Westenburg
  Thu, 28 May 1998 04:52:19 -0500
  ...The service life of a deep cycle battery is much less than an automotive battery. Suggest you have it tested. If the battery is...
• Re: Bumper sticker
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Sun, 15 Dec 2002 05:35:39 EST
  My bumper sticker contributions : Re-cycled Porsche When I grow up I want to be a Winniebago Steve
• Re: 81 maximum battery dimensions
  Historical mailing list - Brian M. Miller
  Thu, 2 May 96 7:38:53 PDT
  ...i am wanting to put in a deep-cycle for music listening, etc. while camping, and would like to put it in as soon...
• Deep Cycle as ONLY battery?
  Historical mailing list - Robin Davies
  Wed, 9 Dec 1998 10:12:30 -0600
  ...So, I ask, is there any point in using a deep cycle battery as my main source of juice? Am I throwing money away...
• deep cycle big battery
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Fri, 01 Nov 1996 22:46:48 -0500
  Don't forget folks that I found a huge 150 amp hour or something along those lines deep cycle excide battery to fit under...
• Re: Optima Deep Cycles
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Sun, 15 Aug 1999 19:56:39 -0700
  ...Optima Deep Cycles >I know this subject is discussed quite often on the list, but I couldn't >find the answer to my question...
• Re: Vitrifrigo: two corrections to my earlier post
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Tue, 4 Oct 2011 00:11:27 -0400
  ...That Dennis Haynes explained to me that I was not doing my deep-cycle >battery any favors by recharging it gently. Turns out that...
• Reply to: Re: '86 Headlight replacment?
  Historical mailing list - Charles \"luke\" Lukey
  08 Mar 97 09:55:35 EST
  >> Just put 'em in the dishwasher, full hot cycle, bulb hole side down. Works great with "Cascade liqui-gel". As soon as the cycle...
• Westy Battery
  Historical mailing list - Roch Kohl
  Wed, 15 Jul 1998 07:00:53 -0700
  ...I heard I need deep cycle. Any particular amps and do I need special items to connect battery? I only want to use for...
• Re: Deep cycle
  Historical mailing list - Stan Shapiro
  Fri, 15 Jan 2016 16:15:48 -0700
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• Re: Optima deep cycle batt. as starting battery?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Fri, 16 Nov 2001 08:47:31 -0500
  Here is an excellent write-up on batteries... http://www.uuhome.de/william.darden/
• Re: OPTIMA DEEP CYCLE BATTERIES
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Mon, 19 Nov 2001 16:34:34 -0500
  ...to mind >when I recently discovered a source for Optima Deep Cycle Batteries. >These are new "Yellow Tops" @ $100 each + $25 s&h ( anywhere...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
  Tue, 26 Nov 2013 08:10:00 -0800
  ...Here is what we have so far: *Duty Cycle Under Various Engine Conditions* *Condition* *Duty Cycle* *Peak Voltage* Engine Cold, Key On, Engine Off...
• highway Dyno
  Historical mailing list - Jack Pronovost
  Tue, 26 Mar 2002 12:11:02 -0800
  ...At full duty cycle the meter reading is 10 volts and half duty cycle is 5 volts and so on. This becomes a fuel...
• Re: gas mileage--existing cars kept running have a huge edge
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Wed, 4 May 2005 22:23:41 -0400
  joy is right life cycle assessment is difficult to do but its still a thing in my opinion that the amateur can play with...
• Re: Vanagon emissions
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:45:25 -0400
  ...Life-cycle emissions include the total of the emissions created from mining, manufacturing, use, maintenance and disposal of the vehicle. B. Regardless of your...
• Re: Run time to charge Aux battery
  Historical mailing list - Karl
  Sat, 5 Sep 2009 14:13:01 -0400
  ...Rocket J Squirrel wrote: > Hi Malcolm. > > A 24-hour run of your refrigerator, if it draws 7A, and has a duty cycle > of 2...
• Re: [vanagon] DEEP CYCLE Battery FAQ and links
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Thu, 25 Aug 2005 19:47:04 -0700
  This is one of my favorites: <http://www.uuhome.de/william.darden/carfaq.htm> Jim
• Re: fridge wiring question
  Historical mailing list - Janne Ruohom�ki
  Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:04:51 +0200
  ...Mixing deep cycle and ordinary car batteries would probably mean that You are losing most of the deep cycle properties of Your setup as...
• Re: [Nearly Off-Topic] Seeking Battery Switch
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 20 Sep 2012 23:23:51 -0400
  ...Do keep in mind that each time you "top off" (80-100%) the >battery you are doing a charge cycle which is limiting factor...
• Re: Auxilliary batteries
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Mon, 14 Mar 2011 19:04:33 -0700
  ...Starting, Deep Cycle, Stationary � Operates in wet environments�even under 30 feet of water � Will not freeze to �20�F/�30�C (if fully...
• Batteries (I was delusional)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 9 Feb 1995 13:45:44 -0800
  ...The golf cart battery is a very deep cycle battery. I understand that periodic draining of a deep cycle battery is a good thing...
• Re: Dead Yellowtop house battery
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 28 Jun 2012 14:00:43 -0700
  Replace it with a true deep cycle marine/RV battery. Sears and others have one that fits, it will be the same size as...
• Re: westy auxillary battery
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Mon, 6 Feb 1995 14:36:40 -0800 (PST)
  ...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: Metric this, metric that
  Historical mailing list - Jack Cook
  Mon, 30 Jan 2006 23:47:53 -0800
  ...Does anyone remember the history behind the factors 60 & 360? e.g., 60 sec/min, 360 deg/cycle. Having worked in a standards group...
• Re: highway Dyno
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 30 Mar 2002 07:10:07 -0600
  ...At full duty cycle the meter reading is 10 volts and half duty cycle is 5 volts and so on. This becomes a fuel...
• Re: Optima deep cycle batt. as starting battery?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 15 Nov 2001 13:58:19 -0800
  ...I use this approach and cycle in a new main battery every 2 years and move the old one to the aux position. This...
• Re: Battery Myths-including deep cycles
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Thu, 22 Feb 2007 13:12:50 -0500
  ...i could fit in the rear of the bus), that said, those battery (if not carefully re-charged on a Deep Cycle charger once...
• Re: Recomended Deep Cycle Battery Brand?
  Historical mailing list - Beckett Cantrell
  Sat, 17 Jun 2000 20:32:34 EDT
  Well, I'd love to be able to recommend my company's( Exide) Orbital Deep-Cycle, but the hacks in Marketing haven't seen...
• stalling and hard restart
  Historical mailing list - Mark
  Sun, 18 Jul 2010 20:54:33 -0400
  ...I keep retrying it until I hear the fuel pump cycle on. Once I hear that, the bus fires up. This happened with the...
• Re: Optima Batteries - Red Yellow or Blue?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 16 Oct 2005 21:17:32 -0400
  ...Optima Batteries - Red Yellow or Blue? Most deep cycle batteries actually have very similar AH ratings. The major difference is the construction of the...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 16 Nov 2013 09:15:52 -0500
  The pulse width of the injector cycle will change based on air flow meter and O2 sensor trim. Many mutli-meters have duty cycle...
• Re: Propex heater or regulator
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Thu, 25 Nov 2010 09:32:23 -0700
  ...When I first open the propane line, like today, it often starts on the first cycle but on the 2nd try of that first...
• Re: Optima d750-S vs. d750-U
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 20 Aug 1999 19:49:11 -0700
  Interesting that the link that the company represents does *NOT* have the Optima as their "Recommended" deep cycle batteries, but instead have: Rolls, Surrette...
• Re: starter/aux battery choices
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Wed, 22 Oct 2008 21:03:30 -0400
  ...I've heard some people get two small deep cycle "wheelchair" batteries and wire these in parallel as an aux battery that fits under...
• Re: clutch master cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Fri, 5 Dec 1997 13:33:12 -0700
  ...perhaps twenty press/open bleed/close bleed/release cycles. A two person operation for sure. After these initial cycles to get the first fluid...
• Re: Deep cycle
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 15 Jan 2016 11:20:02 -0800
  I use AC Delco... very good and not too tight to put it on.. http://parts-catalog.acdelco.com/catalog/catalog_search.php
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
  Tue, 26 Nov 2013 20:59:06 -0800
  ...Here is what > > we have so far: > > > > *Duty Cycle Under Various Engine Conditions* > > > > *Condition* *Duty Cycle* *Peak Voltage* > > Engine Cold, Key On, Engine Off...
• Re: Deep Cycle Batteries
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 30 Jul 2007 07:54:15 -0400
  ...Deep Cycle Batteries >Date: Sun, 29 Jul 2007 22:28:09 -0700 > >Proper charging of a deep cycle wants a proper two- or three...
• Re: T3 Westy's; batteries; how to have your cake and eat it
  Historical mailing list - Reinhard Vehring
  Sun, 5 Aug 2007 19:06:36 -0700
  ...This set up arks great even > with a conventional > strting battery combined with deep cycles. > > Dennis > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List > [mailto:vanagon...
• 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: Where is The Heat Going?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sat, 21 Jul 2007 16:16:34 -0700
  ...On 12V, the Dometic draws -- what? 8 amps continuously? While the Norcold pulls 2.5A (measured) when running, and has a duty cycle less...