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• Re: Auxillary Battery
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Mon, 1 May 2000 07:28:46 -0700
  If you want to do it right get and Optima deep cycle battery. Bill -----Original Message----- From: Adam Puzerewski <puzerewski@EMAIL.MSN.COM> To...
• Re: 81 maximum battery dimensions
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 4 May 1996 09:39:11 -0400
  ...The ONLY battery which >will fit under the front seat is a group 42, which is NOT available as a >deep cycle; only as...
• Re: deep cycle: best place to put? best size?
  Historical mailing list - RiffOil
  Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:04:09 -0700
  ...This gets 88 amp-hours of deep > cycle power. > > This was beat to death last year and nobody could find a > setup with more...
• Re: Printing w HP1020 off a Deep Cycle Battery
  Historical mailing list - Mark Evans
  Mon, 9 Oct 2006 22:26:00 -0400
  I use the Coleman 1200 Watt PowerMate from GoWesty. Mark On Oct 9, 2006, at 6:59 PM, Greg Potts wrote: > Hi Mark, > > What...
• Alternators and batteries
  Historical mailing list - vw woody
  Mon, 25 Sep 2006 08:51:02 -0500
  ...Also , any of you electrical wizards know if GoWesty's deep cycle battery if worth the $. I like the idea of not cutting up...
• do are vanagons even charge our batteries?
  Historical mailing list - Kai Mei
  Sat, 5 Jan 2008 20:36:42 -0500
  ...Can a car battery even charge to 100% like this? Let alone 2 batteries, of mixed use (deep cycle, starting) Somewhat rhetorical, I know...
• Re: Deep Cycle as ONLY battery?
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Wed, 9 Dec 1998 21:51:02 -0800
  ...Kent Christensen <lkchris@USWEST.NET> > To: vanagon@VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: Deep Cycle as ONLY battery? > Date: Wednesday, December 09, 1998 9:14 PM...
• Battery Myths-including deep cycles
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 22 Feb 2007 14:32:14 +0000
  ...All deep cycle applications need a smart charger there at some point. Even used periodically, this is needed. Ideally, you want to operate the...
• If you add a battery
  Historical mailing list - Wayne Hagan
  Mon, 19 Nov 2001 23:32:26 -0800
  I added an Exide Deep Cycle Orbital (same wound mesh interior design as Optima) under the seat of my 91 Syncro Westy. I decided...
• Battery Question
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Robinson
  Sun, 3 Nov 1996 22:18:06 -0800 (PST)
  ...I have a deep cycle battery that i'm using as a second battery in my van. To make a long story short, it...
• Re: deep cycle: best place to put? best size?
  Historical mailing list - Geo
  Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:24:54 -0700
  ...http://members.cybertrails.com/~ahwahnee/VWBattery1.JPG Advantage, of course, is that one can use a standard size deep cycle battery -- pretty cheap from...
• Re: Solar Panel: Charge Controller & Vents
  Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
  Tue, 6 May 2008 18:30:20 -0700
  ...if you are tossing at sea and your life depends on it, get a Trojan or some other real deep-cycle. On the other...
• Re: Battery Charger Sizing (Amperage) Woe and Warning (?)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 2 Aug 2013 15:09:44 -0700
  ...Fridge off, connected old charger, set it to 12 Amps on "Deep Cycle". In 1-2 hours, charger showed battery at 90% charger outputting...
• Re: Just hibernating & a battery mystery
  Historical mailing list - Tom Torrella
  Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:16:10 -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: Alliance Deep Cycle? (Grp. 27) Wire To Alternator?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 13 Mar 2013 08:34:42 -0400
  At 03:16 PM 3/12/2013, neil n wrote: >The battery is rated at 25 Amps per 180 minutes. Assuming it's Just...
• Dometic on 12 volts?
  Historical mailing list - Robyn Rudisill
  Mon, 22 Mar 1999 08:38:46 -0600
  Vanagoneers, How long should I expect an Optima 12v deep cycle battery to last with the fridge on it? Also when I wired up...
• Camper battery
  Historical mailing list - Frank Brancolino
  Sun, 2 Sep 2001 16:53:35 EDT
  ...also charges from the lighter socket anyone know if they are deep cycle and would last for a aux battery for camping may use...
• Re: Deep Cycle Batteries
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 30 Jul 2007 11:27:22 -0700
  Sorry everyone, cut and paste error. Here is the correct URL Just to put the cat among the pigeons.......... here is a 12 volt...
• Re: Hella dual battery kits/Beckett Un-Lurks...
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Tue, 29 Aug 2000 01:54:02 PDT
  ...The product was designed before Star Track was reintroduced to television and Deep Cycle Batteries were invented, or prominent in the market place (they...
• Re: Westy Battery
  Historical mailing list - Craig Standley
  Wed, 15 Jul 1998 13:08:27 -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: For Canucks Only -what kind of battery?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sun, 11 Feb 2007 15:33:39 -0800
  ...Mark Clint Kolda wrote: > Nathaniel, there is only one deep cycle battery that will fit in that > compartment under the drivers seat. That is...
• 2 Deep cycle batterys & move starter to rear right engine compartment ??
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Wed, 8 Nov 2006 07:02:35 -0800
  Has anybody moved a starter battery to that area in the right rear of the engine compartment just in front of the tail lights...
• Re: 2nd battery full-time?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 15 Aug 2006 12:53:53 -0700
  ...On 8/15/06, Shawn Luft <shawnagan@sympatico.ca> wrote: > > Hi, > I just installed a heavy duty deep cycle battery under the rear bench...
• Re: Alliance Deep Cycle? (Grp. 27) Wire To Alternator?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 13 Mar 2013 14:36:27 -0400
  ...Alliance Deep Cycle? (Grp. 27) Wire To Alternator? Way cool re: Alliance. Much less $ than a Trojan SCS150 http://www.trojanbattery.com/Products/SCS15012V...
• Re: Power consumption & recharging with Vitrifrigo
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 20 Oct 2010 08:35:01 -0700
  ...I have 2 group 42 deep cycles so I can usually camp for a regular or > 3 day weekend just on batteries. I have...
• Re: Did I hurt my Aux Battery?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 4 Sep 2008 09:14:01 -0700
  ...At time of purchase, I didn't note the battery >> type. (deep cycle or AGM). I *think* it's a deep cycle, but am...
• Re: Battery Isolators vs. Relays
  Historical mailing list - Mike Moery
  Thu, 13 Dec 2001 19:39:58 -0900
  ...The obvious solution is to install a deep-cycle battery in the auxiliary battery position. My concern is having dissimilar battery types wired in...
• Dual Batteries
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Tue, 19 Apr 1994 11:14:15 -0700 (PDT)
  ...matter if you used a deep cycle battery or normal battery, other that maybe for a deep cycle battery you might not want to...
• Re: Solar charger question
  Historical mailing list - tom ring
  Mon, 17 Nov 2003 20:35:05 -0600
  ...On the front of the bench seat is the charge controller, which then feeds back under the bench seat to the deep cycle, which...
• Re: solar power for vanagon
  Historical mailing list - tom ring
  Sun, 12 Oct 2003 15:34:41 -0600
  ...Also the best buy for deep cycles are golf cart batteries. 2 6 volt batteries are 2x52 bucks, for 104 total (last I checked...
• Lithium aux. Batt?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 14 Jul 2017 10:03:01 -0700
  ...far superior to the older generation batteries...Do they even make deep cycle lithium battery s? I swapped in a lithium battery to save...
• Auxiliary Battery
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Channell
  Tue, 17 Jun 2003 21:55:07 -0700
  ...I would like to get a deep cycle gel model. I have researched some of the vanagon archives and they weren't very helpful...
• Re: Ideas to stop battery terminal corrosion?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 30 Jun 2017 18:14:04 -0700
  ...Poppie Jagersand <poppie.jagersand@YAHOO.CA> wrote: > > I have a 100Ah deep cycle battery that grows heavy corrosion at the terminals every few months...
• Charging batteries in parallel ?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Sun, 8 Feb 2015 11:37:05 -0500
  I'm going to install 3 -UB 122230 -12V 22Ah AGM Sealed Deep Cycle Batteries in my Westy. Installed in parallel. My question is...
• auxiliary battery for 87 westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Marco Biancardi
  Mon, 10 Jan 2000 12:05:55 -1000
  ...simple information on how to do it? Here are some questions? Deep cycle versus regular battery? Do I need a special assembly kit? and...
• Re: Planning to add auxiliary battery and fridge to my 91 week ender - suggestions?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Cumnock
  Fri, 23 Jul 2004 14:17:55 -0400
  ...Battery kit, and I think highly of it, found a Gel Deep cycle battery at the flea market for $20.00 dollars. for a...
• Re: Golf Cart Batteries
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Sun, 29 Oct 2006 00:00:36 -0700
  ...its a true deep cycle .... now if I could figure who makes the best pure sine wave converter I could visit the region of...
• Re: Deep Cycle Batteries
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sun, 29 Jul 2007 20:16:39 -0700
  Loren Busch typed: > RE: Hats on backwards and giant tires? > Hey Mike, I saw some guys with those cool hats with the brim on...
• Re: Under Floor Battery Tray
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 9 Jun 2021 20:25:51 +0000
  ...Deep Cycle, High performance AGM Battery (vmaxtanks.com)<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vmaxtanks.com%2FMR197-200-Deep...
• Questions on a 2nd battery
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Fri, 29 Dec 1995 17:00:32 -0800
  ...1) I understand why I need a deep-cycle battery. I also know that I want to stick the battery under the drivers' seat...
• Re: Deep cycle battery
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sat, 15 Oct 2005 12:26:08 -0700
  RE: Sonnenschein Batteries I just checked through their website and cannot find a battery that a) will fit in the space (same or smaller...
• Re: Inverter converter/charge system for $500-1000 ??
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Thu, 5 Jan 2006 08:10:21 -0800
  ...you have to be is this any more complicated than just changing out the existing battery in the ups you fav deep cycle battery ?
• Re: Deep Cycle Batteries
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 30 Jul 2007 16:41:51 -0400
  ...detter@MAIL.AURACOM.COM> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >Subject: Re: Deep Cycle Batteries >Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 16:34:26 -0300 > >Malcolm...
• Re[2]: Stupid questions
  Historical mailing list - Gregory M Daughtry
  Sun, 11 May 97 21:28:00 PDT
  Why doesn't your battery discharge when you leave your refrigerator on for months? That's one hell of a deep cycle battery you...
• Re: 81 maximum battery dimensions
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Fri, 03 May 1996 09:12:41 -0700
  ...Miller wrote: >i am wanting to put in a deep-cycle for music listening, etc. while >camping, and would like to put it in...
• Re: [Syncro] dual battery isolator
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 5 Sep 2004 23:24:39 -0700
  ...The computerized isolators that give the >> starting battery and deep cycle the voltage they want to see is the best >> bet, but expensive and...
• Re: Which Optima for starting battery?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 22 May 2002 16:52:42 -0500
  ...In contrast, a deep cycle > battery > won't be damaged by repeated heavy discharging, but it also can't > provide as > much amperage for...
• Exide AGM /NO side posts
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Wed, 23 Aug 2000 12:31:44 EDT
  ...Their starting battery does but not the deep cycle which has four top posts and won't fit laying down behind a Vanagon seat...
• Hella Aux. Battery kit
  Historical mailing list - G. Jetson
  Sat, 13 Oct 2001 14:37:44 -0700
  ...I will be using an Optima deep cycle & would like to have it set up so I don't have to remember to switch...
• Re: optima the one for starting battery?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Geiser
  Fri, 19 Aug 2005 19:53:33 -0500
  ...battery last weekend >($170), & read the instructions, yellow top batteries are listed as deep >cycle & starting batteries. If you want to use it for...
• Re: deep cycle: best place to put? best size?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:15:06 -0600
  I know you're not asking this question but will pass on some info about aux batteries that are working wonderfully, and very easily...
• Re: My aux battery solution
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Wed, 24 Jun 1998 08:52:02 -0700
  ...I was told that's > the way you can kill a deep-cycle battery prematurely; by overcharging it > before discharging it. > > I only use...
• Re: Alliance Deep Cycle? (Grp. 27) Wire To Alternator?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 13 Mar 2013 00:12:05 -0400
  ...Alliance Deep Cycle? (Grp. 27) Wire To Alternator? Hi all. Battery sales person said they're made by Johnston Controls. Anyone used these? I...
• Re: Alliance Deep Cycle? (Grp. 27) Wire To Alternator?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 13 Mar 2013 21:24:40 -0700
  ...Even the case construction is obviously different. > > https://commerce.cat.com/en/catcorp/batteries > > Deep cycle batteries and on board power generation is becoming...
• Re: Deep cycle battery - 85 Home Made Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Thu, 25 Apr 2002 11:26:57 -0700
  My relay in the battery box has an internal diode it seems. Disconnects the fridge from the main battery when the motor isn't...
• Re: Optima versus Group 41 batteries
  Historical mailing list - Cary Chiang
  Thu, 15 Nov 2001 23:07:55 -0800
  ...Optima deep cycle batt. as starting battery? so are there any deep cycle, group 41 batteries? bill '87 syncro westfalia On Thursday, November 15...
• 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...
• Re: Simple auxillary battery question
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Thu, 13 Jun 2002 11:58:05 -0400
  ...Are there cheaper deep cycle >batteries that would fit under the driver's seat? There are really very few choices for a deep cycle...
• Re: Stupid questions
  Historical mailing list - tbill
  Sun, 11 May 1997 23:51:27 -0500
  ...your refrigerator on > for months? > > That's one hell of a deep cycle battery you got there. > > 'Greg > > __ It seems that it only runs...
• Deep cycle batteries under driver's seat
  Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
  Wed, 7 May 2008 20:37:28 -0700
  <table cellspacing='0' cellpadding='0' border='0' ><tr><td style='font: inherit;'>I have very modest electrical needs but do not want to drain...