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• Re: Group 41 Battery at Wal-Mart
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Fri, 12 Nov 2010 09:29:34 -0800
  Thers some things to remember about the physics/chemistry of these flooded cell batteries and their design. The battery energy delivery rate, cranky amps...
• Re: Auxilliary batteries
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 14 Mar 2011 14:38:38 -0400
  ...This is true whether flooded-cell or AGM/gel batteries are used, but it is much more true with AGM or gel; so if...
• Re: Auxilliary batteries
  Historical mailing list - Joe Fernandez
  Mon, 14 Mar 2011 22:27:01 -0700
  ...minimize up-front costs without *unnecessarily* > increasing lifetime costs, stick with flooded-cell batteries. Your lifetime > costs will still be a lot higher, and...
• Re: Auxilliary batteries
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 14 Mar 2011 23:19:40 -0400
  ...Conversely if you want to minimize up-front costs without *unnecessarily* increasing lifetime costs, stick with flooded-cell batteries. Your lifetime costs will still...
• Re: Flooded Cell Deep Cycle Battery De-sulphation. Risky?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 23 Jul 2013 17:56:56 -0700
  ...On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 4:43 PM, Richard A Jones <Jones@colorado.edu> wrote: > Flooded-cell (wet cell) batteries should stick about...
• Re: Flooded Cell Deep Cycle Battery De-sulphation. Risky?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 23 Jul 2013 12:58:23 -0700
  ...Flooded Cell Deep Cycle Battery De-sulphation. Risky? > My near new 100 AH flooded deep cycle battery (not AGM) ..... was > recently discharged it to...
• Re: Small smart charger with equalize mode?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 11 Oct 2011 12:41:43 -0700
  ...As my original post mentioned, my battery is a flooded cell lead-acid deep cycle battery, and Trojan specifies 15.5V for proper equalizing...
• What I Learned from Trojan Battery's tech support guy
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 29 Oct 2011 07:37:15 -0700
  ...air, nickel-cadmium, dry cells, frog cells, the Bunsen Cell, the Baghdad Battery of Antiquity, or anything NOT a flooded-plate deep cycle lead...
• Re: Flooded Cell Deep Cycle Battery De-sulphation. Risky?
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Tue, 23 Jul 2013 15:59:52 -0400
  On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 3:58 PM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com>wrote: > Quit worrying > and go camping! > Bumper Sticker!!!! ;-) John Meeks...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 11 Oct 2011 - Special issue (#2011-795)
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Tue, 11 Oct 2011 21:49:59 -0600
  Mr Elliott wrote: > As my original post mentioned, my battery is a flooded cell lead-acid > deep cycle battery, and Trojan specifies 15.5V...
• Re: Flooded Cell Deep Cycle Battery De-sulphation. Risky?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 23 Jul 2013 12:09:29 -0700
  ...Flooded Cell Deep Cycle Battery De-sulphation. Risky? Hi all. My near new 100 AH flooded deep cycle battery (not AGM) has seen little...
• Re: Flooded Cell Deep Cycle Battery De-sulphation. Risky?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 23 Jul 2013 12:28:14 -0700
  ...Flooded Cell Deep Cycle Battery De-sulphation. Risky? > My near new 100 AH flooded deep cycle battery (not AGM) ..... was recently discharged it to...
• Re: Alternators
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 9 Apr 2020 16:44:49 -0400
  ...Trojan's charging regimen for flooded cell batteries included a planned wastage of the water in the electrolyte, needing to be supplemented regularly. Yrs...
• Flooded Cell Deep Cycle Battery De-sulphation. Risky?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 23 Jul 2013 11:13:24 -0700
  ...THIS MODE USES A HIGH VOLTAGE AND MAY CAUSE SOME WATER LOSS IN WET (FLOODED) CELL BATTERIES." "The 16V BOOST mode is used to...
• Re: charging aux battery: too much of a good thing?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 20 Apr 2010 19:12:25 -0400
  ...is 1/4 the amp-hour capacity for flooded cells, 1/3 for gel cells. However since it's only for a few minutes...
• Re: What I Learned from Trojan Battery's tech support guy
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Sat, 29 Oct 2011 08:54:14 -0600
  ...air, nickel-cadmium, dry cells, frog cells, the Bunsen Cell, the Baghdad Battery of Antiquity, or anything NOT a flooded-plate deep cycle lead...
• Re: Auxilliary batteries
  Historical mailing list - A PETER MARSH
  Mon, 14 Mar 2011 15:28:31 -0400
  ...This is true whether flooded-cell or > AGM/gel batteries are used, but it is much more true with AGM or gel; > so if...
• Re: Costco Group 47 - cheap aux battery option
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:42:26 -0800
  ...Overall, for this camper, a flooded battery represents a much better value and despite similar AH ratings of my AGM and flooded, the flooded...
• Re: Flooded Cell Deep Cycle Battery De-sulphation. Risky?
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Tue, 23 Jul 2013 17:43:44 -0600
  Flooded-cell (wet cell) batteries should stick about 12.60 V after being full charged (with no load on them) for quite a while...
• Re: Batteries don't die, they get murdered
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 12 Feb 2007 22:24:35 -0500
  I also have experience with the industrial sized AGM and gel cell batteries. I mean 48 volts @ 240 amp hours industrial size. These things...
• Re: Battery Woes/Choice
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 9 Jun 2008 07:38:27 EDT
  ...You do know that there is a good way to extend the life of the standard automotive starting flooded cell battery ? Koolatron and others...
• Re: Normal voltage of a battery at rest?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:53:44 -0400
  ...The float voltage you mentioned is correct (again at 20C) for gel batteries and 0.4 volts low for flooded cells. Specific-gravity readings...
• Re: optima the one for starting battery?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 20 Aug 2005 23:40:15 -0400
  ...quality flooded cell battery. I have battery knowledge from the RV and industrial perspective. The Absorbed Glass Mat, (Optima) and Gel Cell are still...
• Re: Deep Cycle Batteries
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sun, 29 Jul 2007 13:00:24 -0700
  Dennis Haynes typed: > Of the battery choices out there, a conventional flooded cell will be the > most tolerant of use and abuse and provide...
• Re: Battery explosion
  Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
  Sun, 1 Jun 2008 07:14:03 -0700
  ...What kind of battery was it? Brand and technology (flooded cell, AGM, gel)? Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus 84...
• Re: Foldable Solar Panels
  Historical mailing list - turbowesty
  Sun, 13 Oct 2013 12:43:08 -0400
  ...The Solar cell delivers great power performance even in shade low-light areas panels outstanding delivers outstanding power per cell, Great for charging Batteries...
• ARG! Won't start. Flooding engine?
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Alden Pegden
  Mon, 13 Jun 2005 18:40:53 -0500
  ...Anybody have any ideas of what I could try to get it going? Is there some faster way to start a flooded engine other...
• Re: Deep Cycle Batteries
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 29 Jul 2007 17:32:53 -0400
  ...Deep Cycle Batteries Dennis Haynes typed: > Of the battery choices out there, a conventional flooded cell will be the > most tolerant of use and...
• Re: Vanagon alternator too weak for Optimas.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 21 Jul 2003 22:02:20 -0400
  ...A healthy, charged battery will produce 2.1 volts/cell at room temp. Flooded cell batteries should get charged @ 2.3 volts/cell for...
• Re: Looking for old GSM phone for my upcoming Belize trip
  Historical mailing list - Michael
  Mon, 13 Dec 2010 09:27:21 -0800
  Ken Wilford wrote: > Thought I would ask the list if someone here has a good used cell phone > they are no longer using that...
• Quit worrying-go camping!
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 23 Jul 2013 13:49:20 -0700
  ...Flooded Cell Deep Cycle Battery De-sulphation. Risky? On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 3:58 PM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com> wrote: Quit...
• Re: Battery Woes/Choice
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 9 Jun 2008 12:25:07 -0700
  Re : ............a good way to extend the life of the standard automotive starting flooded cell battery. That's simple -keep it properly charged up...
• Re: Small smart charger with equalize mode?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 11 Oct 2011 11:44:05 -0700
  ...I'm not > convinced it's the best for my Trojan flooded cell lead-acid deep cycle > battery. > > On table 2 at > <http://www...
• Re: Battery Woes/Choice
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Mon, 9 Jun 2008 10:32:56 -0700
  ...good way to extend the life of the > standard > automotive starting flooded cell battery ? Koolatron and others > sell a limiter > that will shut off...
• Re: is the Optima really better?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 22 Jan 2004 19:15:45 -0500
  ...it under the seat, I would stay with a quality, flooded wet cell battery. The standard group 41 has more than enough power to...
• I've just been given a couple of AGM gc-2 batteries.
  Historical mailing list - Taeke Takeon
  Sat, 10 May 2008 21:49:12 -0400
  ...I just wonder if they charge for as many cycles as flooded cell golf cart batteries. They are specced for deeper cycles, much greater...
• Re: Aux Battery
  Historical mailing list - Peter Zendzian
  Thu, 1 Jul 1999 21:09:12 -1000
  ...I have considered switching to flooded cell to get 225 amp hours, but still deciding. They are connected to the main system with a...
• How to Select the Right Battery (long)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 17 Aug 97 22:32:12 CDT
  ...flooded, "low maintenance", sealed non-gel and gel cell. The oldest and most commonly used design is the conventional flooded cell. Flooded- cell batteries...
• Re: Battery Woes/Choice
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Mon, 9 Jun 2008 14:30:20 -0700
  ...good way to extend the life of the >> standard >> automotive starting flooded cell battery ? Koolatron and others >> sell a limiter >> that will shut off...
• Re: ARG! Won't start. Flooding engine?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 13 Jun 2005 23:25:41 -0400
  ...Anybody have any ideas of what I could try to get it going? Is there some faster way to start a flooded engine other...
• Re: ARG! Won't start. Flooding engine?
  Historical mailing list - Alfred Bagdan
  Tue, 14 Jun 2005 12:06:57 -0600
  ...Or personal email, which I can sometimes check from the road (or on the side of it) on my cell phone (but not list...
• Re: Deep Cycle Batteries
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sun, 29 Jul 2007 15:29:39 -0700
  ...Physical abuse and > running the batteries dry can cause the material to shed and if enough > falls to the bottom, short out the cells...
• Re: LVC Friday: Camp Fire Heat Damage Cell Phone?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 21 Jul 2013 08:38:36 -0700
  Neil, I successfully rescued 2 (yes 2) Go Pro Hero 2 cameras that got flooded (salt water). I soaked them in a few changes...
• Re: Batteries don't die, they get murdered
  Historical mailing list - Philip Zimmerman
  Mon, 12 Feb 2007 03:01:58 -0800
  ...a possible spill, (sail boat that may cap size), a conventional flooded cell will take more abuse, and outlast an AGM or gel battery...
• Re: CDN Tire: Two 6 volt vs One 12 volt battery question
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sat, 28 Jul 2007 11:17:16 -0700
  ...Anyway, the photo of the 6V battery shows vents, so I think that makes it a flooded cell (vented) battery, and not an AGM...
• Re: Quit worrying-go camping!
  Historical mailing list - Eric Wunrow
  Tue, 23 Jul 2013 15:42:01 -0600
  ...Flooded Cell Deep Cycle Battery De-sulphation. Risky? On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 3:58 PM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com> wrote: Quit...
• Battery Voltage under cold starting load?
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Thu, 9 Jan 2014 10:32:43 -0800
  ...With cold weather, the ability of the Lead Acid flooded cell battery to deliver starting current to the vanagon starter is diminished. Yup. How...
• Re: optima batteries that fit under the driver's seat
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 26 Dec 2012 12:19:40 -0800
  ...FWIW, a starter type (flooded cell) battery can be sufficient if the appliance draw isn't too high. And it fits easily. I may...
• Re: SLA AC Delco Deep Cycle? (vs Interstate)
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 27 Mar 2019 09:19:56 -0700
  ...Any standard flooded cell group 41 battery I've used in my Vanagon has had vent nipples. One vent is typically capped off so...
• Re: optima batteries that fit under the driver's seat Optima Quality!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 27 Dec 2012 15:35:31 -0500
  ...FWIW, a starter type (flooded cell) battery can be sufficient if the appliance draw isn't too high. And it fits easily. I may...
• Re: Battery Woes/Choice
  Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
  Mon, 9 Jun 2008 14:31:49 -0700
  ...good way to extend the life of the >> standard >> automotive starting flooded cell battery ? Koolatron and others >> sell a limiter >> that will shut off...
• Re: LVC Friday: Camp Fire Heat Damage Cell Phone?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 21 Jul 2013 09:24:57 -0700
  ...Touch >> screen now works 100%. >> >> Seems a phone in pocket beside the camp fire likely won't harm a cell >> phone ..... unless that pocket...
• Deep Cycle Batteries
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 29 Jul 2007 11:36:37 -0400
  Of the battery choices out there, a conventional flooded cell will be the most tolerant of use and abuse and provide the longest life...
• Re: SLA AC Delco Deep Cycle? (vs Interstate)
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 27 Mar 2019 12:27:14 -0400
  ...a standard LA (group 42?) > battery as I do. > > Any standard flooded cell group 41 battery I've used in my Vanagon has > had...
• Re: Battery Woes/Choice
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Mon, 9 Jun 2008 15:20:11 -0700
  ...good way to extend the life of the >>> standard >>> automotive starting flooded cell battery ? Koolatron and others >>> sell a limiter >>> that will shut off...
• Fwd: CORRECTED Can I Set 14.6 volts at the Alternator?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 14 Jul 2021 16:21:59 -0400
  ...plan on external charging when you can, or put in a flooded-cell starter battery and use a DC-to-DC smart charger to...
• 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...
• Re: 81 won't start in Colorado
  Historical mailing list - Richard A. Jones
  Mon, 17 Feb 2003 09:50:15 -0700
  ...If it doesn't start the first time, you are flooded. I don't know how many times I chugged 100 yards on the...
• Re: Deep Cycle Batteries
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 29 Jul 2007 09:37:15 -0700
  ...hotmail.com> wrote: > Of the battery choices out there, a conventional flooded cell will be the > most tolerant of use and abuse and provide...
• Re: Continuous Duty Solenoid vs Starter Solenoid; Visual Difference?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 20 Oct 2015 16:59:01 -0700
  ...batteries are a group 41 and 27 flooded cell type so are not enormous but the group 27 could demand a large amount of...