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• Optima Battery
  Historical mailing list - Ralph P. Geho
  Thu, 6 May 1999 10:35:54 -0400
  ...or so weeks) since the Optima is a gel battery, deep discharge, and I also understand that it can be installed on its side...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 29 Jul 2003 - Special issue (#2003-772)
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Tue, 29 Jul 2003 17:09:01 -0600
  ...R12 or R134? > > So my theory is that there is a slow leak (6 months or so to fully > discharge). > ----------------------- Clip ---------------------- > Time to take...
• 91 Westfalia ground points, battery charging amps
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Wed, 7 Sep 2011 23:11:52 -0600
  ...Does the "charge time" roughly correlate to "discharge time"? For example, if I used 5 amps out of the battery for 4 hours and...
• Re: Wheelchair Batteries vs GW Aux Battery
  Historical mailing list - Karl
  Tue, 4 Jul 2017 14:51:48 -0700
  ...Granted that isn't usually what the battery is seeing - unless deeply discharged. On 7/4/2017 2:37 PM, Alistair Bell wrote: > Karl...
• Halon Fire suppression system
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Wed, 26 Jan 2000 08:53:54 -0800
  ...It comes with 5lb halon bottle, 15' aluminum tubing, valve assembly, 2 discharge nozzles and mounting bracket. Price is $223.84. Alex Jackson OG...
• Re: Those blue xenon HID headlight bulbs all over ebay
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 20 Feb 2003 19:52:40 +1300
  ...Gas-discharge headlight bulbs (xenon) are not a plug-in option. They use a very high voltage. If you've made the mistake of...
• Re: Dumb Battery Question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 5 Apr 2006 18:32:50 -0400
  ...Batteries should never be stored discharged. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Tom Rowsell Sent...
• Re: Battery Isolators vs. Relays
  Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
  Fri, 14 Dec 2001 02:07:45 +0800
  ...The fridge draws 8 amps/hour and will discharge a new starting battery in 6-7 hours, the first time. Every time the battery...
• Re: a/c fittings
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Thu, 8 Jul 2010 20:29:07 -0400
  ...for discharge) Does this mean that someone has installed the wrong fitting > on one of the lines? Which side (suction or discharge) should the...
• Lowering A/C cabinet in a Westy easier than bus ?
  Historical mailing list - Dave L
  Thu, 22 Jun 2000 17:58:46 -0400
  ...The 87 is still R12, but it was discharged when I bought it. Had a buddy who is an HVAC mechanic for commercial buildings...
• Re: solar charge controller
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Fri, 20 Sep 2013 15:30:36 -0600
  ...For hot temps and batteries that are not deeply discharged, MPPT might not be worth the extra price over simple PWM. Of course, you...
• Re: Extra battery
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 14 Mar 1996 11:41:19 -0500
  ...They both get charged & discharged together. 2. Use a relay to isolate the positive sides of the battery. The relay should only provide a...
• Re: Charging Second Battery
  Historical mailing list - David Katsuki
  Thu, 30 Oct 1997 18:19:09 -0500
  ...Leave the existing fridge wire and relay because you do not want to >discharge either battery with the power hungry fridge. Change over all...
• Re: Draining the gas tank
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 25 May 2008 11:11:56 -0700
  ...I hooked up a hose to the discharge port on the pump, ran 12v+ to the pump and pumped out the gasoline into a...
• A/C oil leak
  Historical mailing list - Richard Hotchkiss
  Sun, 23 May 2004 10:28:32 -0400
  ...Is there a seal behind the clutch and do I have to discharge the system to fix it? Is it possible for me to...
• inexpensive, quality battery charger at aldi
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Wed, 1 Nov 2017 10:12:10 -0400
  ...measuring its output to a fairly discharged battery it appears to first charge at up to 4 amps and gets the battery up to...
• BEST TYPE FIRE EXTINGUISHER .... SUMMARY CONCLUSIONS
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Fri, 30 Aug 2002 12:21:06 -0700
  ...Model A16001211 Halon Fire Extinguisher Duration of discharge-seconds - 14-16 sec. Cost - $159.99 Thanks to Todd Last <Rubatoguy@MINDSPRING.COM> For a...
• Re: Group 41 Battery at Wal-Mart
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Fri, 12 Nov 2010 09:29:34 -0800
  ...The less surface the better the deep discharge rating. If you look around you can find lots of flooded cell physics articles. The Gel...
• Re: Frozen axle nuts
  Historical mailing list - Tyrone Greene
  Mon, 16 Nov 1998 22:16:36 -0500
  ...I > discharged a CO2 extinguisher on it and dropped the temperature of the nut > and the bolt way down. Then I rapidly heated the...
• Fire extinguisher debate
  Historical mailing list - Craig Spaeth
  Fri, 10 Nov 2000 16:42:31 -0800
  ...They build the auto discharge systems for almost all race cars. One of these with an alarm to let you know when it is...
• discharging AC
  Historical mailing list - dave
  Tue, 7 Jan 2003 09:20:21 -0800
  ...Is there an easier way to discharge the AC other then what is in the Bentley manual? Can I just crack open a pressurized...
• Re: dual battery? hobigesuss!/Lets try this again!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 16 Jun 2000 01:02:14 -0400
  ...the amount of draw that will discharge the battery in 20 hours. As you increase the rate of draw, the total available capacity becomes...
• Re: Replacement Battery and aux. battery
  Historical mailing list - westydriver
  Mon, 23 Sep 2002 13:44:31 -0600
  ...rating RC is the number of minutes battery will sustain a discharge load of 25 amps to a cut-off voltage of 1.75...
• Re: Understanding Amp Hours
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 20 Jun 2006 13:35:41 -0400
  ...Total A/H capacity is effected by current draw, thus different ratings for different discharge rates. A battery has resistance and there is also...
• Re: Radiator fan
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 6 Sep 2020 09:49:57 -0400
  ...I resorted to > disconnecting the battery to shut it off and save the battery from deep > discharge. > > > > Anyone want to weigh in on the...
• Looking for part numbers for auxiliary battery parts
  Historical mailing list - John Koloen
  Tue, 9 Jun 1998 17:51:55 -0500
  ...Also, I'm looking for a source for a deep-discharge battery that will fit the auxiliary slot. -- John
• Re: Lid Clearance - Friday - Fire Warning
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 7 Mar 2003 13:18:05 EST
  ...Just be careful with static electricity discharges when in use. Don't use the Taser around it either or you'll have a 4...
• re: deep cycle battery
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Mon, 06 May 1996 09:00:00 -0700 (PDT)
  >Stinger dry cell Power Master (Model SPB-1000) > True Deep-cycle battery > Withstands more than 400 cycles of 100% discharge >It looks very good...
• Re: Sanitizing water tank in Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 20 May 2010 21:17:13 -0400
  ...We got the 1 1/2" discharge valve open before anything drastic happened. Yours, David
• Re: alternator voltage output
  Historical mailing list - Karl Batzler
  Wed, 20 Jan 1999 10:46:32 -0800
  ...When you first start, the battery is slightly discharged. It doesn't take long to bring it up to par, thus the voltage drops...
• Re: Any solar gurus out there?
  Historical mailing list - Andy Highland
  Tue, 15 Aug 2006 22:10:22 -0700
  ...On a recent trip I discharged the battery in 2 days. So, I would estimate that my usage is about 150Ah per week. I...
• Good pricing, T105 golf cart batteries?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 18 Sep 2012 13:16:17 -0700
  I pretty much killed my van's Trojan SCS225 130 amp-hour house battery last winter by letting it discharge down to 7 volts...
• Re: Westy auxiliary battery (why not keep it going)
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 9 Feb 1995 13:32:37 -0800 (PST)
  ...Lead sulfate is part of the charge storage mechanism, but some of it "drops out of" the reversible reaction, especially if you deep discharge...
• Friday Sarcasm: Burn, baby burn!
  Historical mailing list - Chris Wyatt2
  Fri, 5 Dec 1997 11:50:23 -0900
  ...ever left their car idling, used aerosol hairspray, burned a tire, discharged an air conditioner, or invested in styrofoam. Hooray for global warming! Hooray...
• Re: [FIX] Re:Simple auxillary battery question
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Thu, 13 Jun 2002 13:46:05 -0400
  ...You are right, you cannot discharge them too deeply very often, but that was not the application in question. >I installed a couple of...
• Re: Battery Charger Sizing (Amperage) Woe and Warning (?)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 3 Aug 2013 18:11:49 -0700
  ...A small > charger may not be able to provide enough current to bring a > deeply-discharged battery up to the optimum voltage. > > A discharged...
• Re: Shocking seats!!
  Historical mailing list - Tom Salicos
  Thu, 23 Mar 2006 20:12:45 -0800
  ...The larger the discharge surface the less the effect. It's like when you scuffed your feet and touched your little brother's ear...
• Re: Battery dead AGAIN!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 28 Apr 2007 14:05:56 -0400
  ...The Delco batteries are normally excellent batteries, but like most starting batteries, once they are deeply discharged, they get some damage. Also,to bring...
• RE: Little electric shocks
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Tue, 3 Jun 1997 08:14:50 -0700
  ...Mild, but annoying discharge between you and the car any time during exit or even after, when you reach for the door handle. I...
• Re: Costco Group 47 - cheap aux battery option
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:19:08 -0700
  ...They're more resilient and longer lasting than a starting battery of the same physical size used as a deep discharge current source. More...
• Re: bosch blue
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 29 Oct 2005 16:33:27 -0400
  The MSD, (multiple spark Discharge) helps with the lean-miss fire Vanagons are famous for. You get multiple chances of igniting the mixture. This...
• Is battery isolator better than a relay?
  Historical mailing list - CARY CHIANG
  Wed, 3 Nov 1999 02:59:01 MST
  ...both batteries while the engine is running and disconnect (and prevent discharge from) the main battery when the engine is off? Cary ____________________________________________________________________ Get free...
• '87 2.1L rad. fan hose nipples?
  Historical mailing list - Richard C Welsh
  Tue, 4 Jan 2000 13:26:18 -0500
  ...Also, the nastiest discharge in the entire cooling system was found in the overflow bottle; there was boil-over sludge clogging the rad. cap...
• battery types (article)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 21 Apr 1995 10:46:35 -0400
  ...Complete failure at 200 cycles. >The sponge disintegrates with the repeated full charge and discharge >chemical reactions. Lead particles separate from the plates and...
• Re: Fuel Filter "Update" Results
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Sun, 28 Jun 2009 12:20:55 -0700
  ...back to liquid on the discharge side, the net effect is less flow with of course lower discharge pressure. > Does the list have any...
• Battery question, nvc, but could be
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 13 Aug 2016 10:08:37 -0700
  Can complete discharge of brand new batteries kill em? Did I just blow $160 bucks by leaving the key on in my recently revived...
• Good pricing, T105 golf cart batteries? [EDIT}
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 18 Sep 2012 13:38:01 -0700
  I pretty much killed my van's Trojan SCS225 130 amp-hour house battery last winter by letting it discharge down to 7 volts...
• Battery venting, etc.
  Historical mailing list - John Koloen
  Thu, 11 Jun 1998 13:37:02 -0500
  I'm planning to install an auxiliary battery, though maybe not under the driver's seat since I can't find a deep-discharge...
• Re: Whats that sound? My fuel pump!!!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 6 Aug 1999 16:18:27 -0400
  ...Makes a vacuum in the pump motor chamber -- maybe enough to make a vapor pocket there? The pump itself is at the discharge end...
• Re: CO2 versus Halon: FIRE!!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Mon, 24 Jan 2000 19:02:09 -0800
  ...2) Halon discharge is also very harmful to the environment. It is one of those products that man made and it will destroy the...
• Fwd: Can a battery terminal clamp cause a battery to discharge?
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:24:47 -0400
  I knew you would all enjoy that little bit of FLAPS genius bar advice. My account was a summary of my wife's version...
• Inverter converter/charge system for $500-1000 ??
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Wed, 4 Jan 2006 13:44:19 -0800
  ...It would also act as regulator to stop draw on the battery of it was to discharged to protect the battery life I could...
• Re: For Canucks Only -what kind of battery?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 10 Feb 2007 15:18:25 -0800
  ...80 vanagon? None > of the local vendors show anything in deep discharge that fits > (they're all too tall). > > What are Canadians using for...
• Re: Annual Dometic Adventures
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Fri, 13 May 2005 16:33:21 -0600
  ...I'd like > to have this multiple discharge ignition so I can try to get the Fridge > started without needing a month of physical...
• Re: Optima Battery
  Historical mailing list - tom ring
  Sat, 5 Jan 2008 20:51:03 -0500
  ...Battery quality might be the issue, not battery > type. > Any battery will fail (although usually not explode or crack) with > discharge or overcharge abuse...
• Re: Group 41 Battery at Wal-Mart
  Historical mailing list - Mark L. Hineline
  Wed, 10 Nov 2010 20:10:46 -0800
  Speaking of batteries, I've read (several times) that starting batteries shouldn't be deeply discharged; it ruins them. I assumed that a starting...
• Re: Optima Batteries
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Thu, 23 Mar 2000 12:49:17 -0500
  ...Even those first batteries we used for deep discharge, and they last hundreds and hundreds of cycles. I think at that time, they were...
• Re: vented vs not vented batteries
  Historical mailing list - steve guzzi
  Wed, 23 Aug 2000 09:59:22 -0700
  ...is this right? > > as i understand it, right. > > > from what i can figure, a battery needing venting > > discharges some gases during charging. what are...
• Re: battery isolator
  Historical mailing list - Alex MeVay
  Thu, 29 Oct 2020 15:48:22 -0400
  ...t seem to have current draw specs (like, will it eventually discharge both your batteries while parked). From the photo of the bottom, it...
• Can a battery terminal clamp cause a battery to discharge?
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Fri, 8 Aug 2008 08:57:19 -0400
  Before I write off the friendly Advance Auto employee as a nitwit, I'll pose the question to the collective intelligence here. I sent...