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• Re: Battery isolator vs combiner??
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Thu, 10 Aug 2000 19:40:55 -0700
  ...lead acid battery until I can afford > the spiral-wound or gel cells. What am I missing here? Is the isolator OK? > > Ken Hunter...
• 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
  ...other, and thus parasitically discharge) > > Armed with a couple of 12V gel cell batteries (from > our robots at school), > a "battery protector" relay from...
• Re: battery-inverter-charger-battery loop
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 20 Apr 2006 12:15:55 -0400
  ...Laptops, cell phone chargers, and things of that nature are fine. Even TV's with some of the power supply connected to chassis ground...
• Belated Battery Comments - What Fits!
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Sun, 28 May 2000 15:30:07 EDT
  ...Remember, the Optima GelCell RedTop is not deep cycle. Finally I discovered the Nautilus MegaCycle GelCell deep cycle marine battery (made by Exide). The...
• Re: battery-inverter-charger-battery loop
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sat, 22 Apr 2006 09:46:12 -0400
  ...Secondly, I'd like to have an outlet with easy access to occasionally plug in a cell phone charger, camera battery charger, or other...
• Re: vanagon engine conversions
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Fri, 11 Jan 2008 23:47:07 -0800
  ...In a car it's used too fast to gel, but in a outdoor or underground tank like mine, 100% biodiesel gels. And then...
• Re: T3 Westy's; batteries; how to have your cake and eat it
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 5 Aug 2007 23:16:14 -0400
  ...other, and thus parasitically discharge) >> >> Armed with a couple of 12V gel cell batteries (from >> our robots at school), >> a "battery protector" relay from...
• Re: Battery LEDs = Useful life?
  Historical mailing list - Vince S
  Mon, 6 Sep 2004 19:30:25 -0700
  ...Battery LEDs = Useful life? actually, you cannot ruin the battery (esp a gel cell) by cutting the top posts off. not to mention the...
• Re: battery-inverter-charger-battery loop
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 22 Apr 2006 10:10:46 -0400
  ...Secondly, I'd like to have an outlet with easy access to > occasionally plug in a cell phone charger, camera battery charger, or other...
• Re: Battery isolator vs combiner??
  Historical mailing list - Brian Sassone
  Fri, 11 Aug 2000 08:00:16 -0700
  ...lead acid battery until I can > afford > > the spiral-wound or gel cells. What am I missing here? Is the isolator > OK? > > > > Ken Hunter...
• Re: Relaying Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Sat, 2 Mar 2002 02:00:11 +0100
  ...Gel cell batteries have a slightly different charge profile (both equalisation and float). I get approx 14.0 at the dash voltmeter with no...
• Re: Deep cycle batteries, voltage regulators, and eating cake
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Tue, 7 Aug 2007 12:51:50 -0600
  ...Had a couple of my spare gel cells with me. Hooked these in and managed to drive out of the rockies and into a...
• Re: Thoughts on batteries
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Fri, 5 Sep 2008 09:05:10 -0700
  ...If > I'm camping on the water or dry land, I want the 6 volt wet cells. > > If you stop at 11.5 volts...
• some westy mods/accesories
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 4 Sep 2001 21:18:05 -0700
  ...Luxury! -Second year of using a small (30 A/hr.) gel cell lead acid battery as an aux. Mounted beside the main battery and...
• Re: battery-inverter-charger-battery loop
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sat, 22 Apr 2006 14:18:59 -0400
  ...Secondly, I'd like to have an outlet with easy access to >>occasionally plug in a cell phone charger, camera battery charger, or other...
• Re: Jump starting without opening battery compartment?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart
  Mon, 15 Feb 2016 16:20:26 +0000
  ...high capacity AC to DC power supply, and a high capacity gell cell that connects to a Super PWRgate PG40S and a fused Power...
• Re: Battery LEDs = Useful life?
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Tue, 7 Sep 2004 03:56:40 +0000
  ...Battery LEDs = Useful life? > > >actually, you cannot ruin the battery (esp a gel cell) by cutting the >top posts off. not to mention the...
• Re: Bus Depot Report
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Wed, 25 Jan 2006 11:59:36 -0800
  ...They called on my cell two days later > while > I was 50 miles away from my van on a job. Took 'em five minutes...
• article: Alternator Charging Systems (long)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 14 Jun 95 10:30:51 CDT
  ...For gel-cell batteries, maximum charging current should never exceed 50 percent, and again, only with a really good regulator. Due to a gel...
• 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
  ...The solar controller is designed to charge a gel cell or wet cell 12 volt battery with a solar panel. Panels from 1 to...
• Re: Why AGM batts don't last as long as they should
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 18 Jun 2008 22:02:13 -0400
  ...We won't even consider Gel cells here. VW and most trucks use 13.8 volts, (2.3v/c). This is an ideal voltage...
• Re: fridge problems-LEAST IMPACT TO THE EARTH
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Tue, 13 Feb 2007 17:27:07 -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: 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
  ...Here's some info. > > > > The solar controller is designed to charge a gel cell or wet cell 12 volt > battery with a solar panel...
• Re: Why AGM batts don't last as long as they should
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Thu, 19 Jun 2008 09:08:35 -0700
  ...We won't even consider Gel cells here. VW and most trucks use 13.8 volts, (2.3v/c). This is an ideal voltage...
• Re: Fwd: OT-stranded in the wilderness with a westy what would you do ?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Fri, 8 Dec 2006 00:08:32 -0800
  ...If you don't have a cell phone an older used one that are available in thrift stores will work. A CB radio will...
• Viscous Coupling Expert Located & Interviewed
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Tue, 20 Jul 1999 09:46:13 -0400
  ...The process of having the fluid go bad is called "gellation" and was caused as a reaction causes a gas to be formed. 3...
• Re: Relaying Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Sat, 2 Mar 2002 09:28:50 +0100
  ...Gel cell batteries > have a slightly different charge profile (both equalisation and float). > > I get approx 14.0 at the dash voltmeter with no...
• Re: Why AGM batts don't last as long as they should
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Sun, 22 Jun 2008 19:03:41 -0400
  ...We won't even consider Gel cells here. VW and most trucks use 13.8 volts, (2.3v/c). This is an ideal voltage...
• Re: Viscous Coupling Expert Located & Interviewed
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Tue, 20 Jul 1999 10:09:49 -0700
  ...The process of having the fluid go bad is called "gellation" and was > caused as a reaction causes a gas to be formed. > > 3...
• Re: Propane pressure facts
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Thu, 1 Nov 2001 20:59:03 -0600
  ...12V electric blankets under sleeping bags, and have a couple of gel-cell batteries to power them, in addition to the Black-cat for...
• Re: QT Video of New Microbus From Germany - Next Razr? [LVC]
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Myers
  Fri, 3 Mar 2006 14:42:32 -0500
  ...Another good example - have you seen the Motorola Razr phone? That phone put Motorola to the front of the cell phone pack in one...
• Re: Relaying Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Sat, 2 Mar 2002 21:27:31 +0100
  ...Gel cell batteries > > have a slightly different charge profile (both equalisation and float). > > > > I get approx 14.0 at the dash voltmeter with no...
• Aux. battery & accessories installation report (long)
  Historical mailing list - S Sittservl
  Tue, 20 Apr 1999 21:59:30 EDT
  ...Battery - Douglas size U1 31 amp hour sealed gel cell. Size U1 is just right for the hidden compartment. 31 amp-hours is about...
• Re: Running fridge with an aux battery
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Sun, 30 Jul 2000 20:37:05 -0700
  ...the aux batteries. (BTW, I am using a pair of "U1" gel cell batteries stuffed into the space under the driver's seat) I...
• Re: Relaying Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Mike Moery
  Sat, 2 Mar 2002 00:08:37 -0900
  ...Gel cell batteries > have a slightly different charge profile (both equalisation and float). > > I get approx 14.0 at the dash voltmeter with no...
• Re: Battery LEDs = Useful life?
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Tue, 7 Sep 2004 01:52:13 +0000
  actually, you cannot ruin the battery (esp a gel cell) by cutting the top posts off. not to mention the fact that what you...
• Beethoven's electrical system
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Mon, 14 Apr 1997 19:55:17 -0700
  ...it fits under the driver's seat, it's sealed, and it's a gel cell, so there is no leakage. At 30 amp...
• Re: Design of a New Microbus
  Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
  Fri, 3 Mar 2006 16:02:54 -0500
  ...No VW engineer would ever approve >>>>>> such a fantasy, even as a simple marketing preview. >>>>>> -- >>>>>> John Bange >>>>>> '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger" >>> >>>
• Re: Battery LEDs = Useful life?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 6 Sep 2004 19:44:32 -0700
  ...KG6RCR Chris DeLong wrote: > actually, you cannot ruin the battery (esp a gel cell) by cutting the top > posts off. not to mention the...
• trip report
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 31 Aug 2004 13:09:40 -0700
  ...Installed my aux battery (small 30 A/hr gel cell behind rhs tail light). Used a 70 amp relay from Audi instead of my...
• Re: Battery LEDs = Useful life?
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Tue, 7 Sep 2004 03:13:01 +0000
  ...A poor but proud race. >KG6RCR > > > > >Chris DeLong wrote: > >>actually, you cannot ruin the battery (esp a gel cell) by cutting the top >>posts...
• Re: Design of a New Microbus
  Historical mailing list - Mark A. Kreuzer
  Fri, 3 Mar 2006 16:54:53 -0600
  ...No VW engineer would ever approve >>>>>> such a fantasy, even as a simple marketing preview. >>>>>> -- >>>>>> John Bange >>>>>> '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger" >>> >>>
• Re: Battery LEDs = Useful life?
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Tue, 7 Sep 2004 03:50:59 +0000
  ...A poor but proud race. >KG6RCR > > > > >Chris DeLong wrote: > >>actually, you cannot ruin the battery (esp a gel cell) by cutting the top >>posts...
• Re: Propane pressure facts
  Historical mailing list - Randy Charrette
  Thu, 1 Nov 2001 22:14:34 -0500
  ...12V electric blankets under sleeping bags, and have a couple of gel-cell batteries to power them, in addition to the Black-cat for...