Call around to battery shops in your area.  Or, you may try Sears and see
what they stock.

-Brent

>From: "Fryday" <fryday@california.com>
>To: "Brent Christensen" <sbsyncro@HOTMAIL.COM>, <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>Subject: Re:      Re: Deep Cell Auxillary Battery...Will ANYTHING fit?
>Date: Fri, 5 Apr 2002 03:02:19 -0800
>
>Excellent! What's a good place to get them?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Philippe
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Brent Christensen" <sbsyncro@HOTMAIL.COM>
>To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2002 7:41 PM
>Subject: Re: Deep Cell Auxillary Battery...Will ANYTHING fit?
>
>
> > Phil:
> >
> > I use a pair of gell cell size U1 wheelchair batteries wired in parallel
> > (they are 6v each).  I have had them in there for about two years, and
>they
> > still work great.  More amp-hours than an Optima, and less $$, plus they
>fit
> > without cutting off the top posts (ugh)
> >
> >
>http://gerry.vanagon.com/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A2=ind9905C&L=vanagon&D=0&P=46948
> >
> > Here's all the details:
> > http://gerry.vanagon.com/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A2=ind9907A&L=vanagon&P=R7340
> >
> >
> > Brent Christensen
> > '89 GL Syncro Westy
> > Santa Barbara, CA
> >
> > >From: phil stanhope <napszeerf@YAHOO.COM>
> > >Reply-To: phil stanhope <napszeerf@YAHOO.COM>
> > >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > >Subject: Deep Cell Auxillary Battery...Will ANYTHING fit?
> > >Date: Thu, 4 Apr 2002 06:54:47 -0800
> > >
> > >Most deep cell batterys average 8 inches tall. I need
> > >one thats 7.4 inches tall just so my rotating seat can
> > >still turn without hitting the top of the battery.
> > >
> > >I found no discussion in the archives about what will
> > >fit as far as DEEP CYCLE batterys, but there is alot
> > >of Optima battery info, which is way over my budget
> > >what did you do?
> > >
> > >Sorry for hounding the list but I trying to get my
> > >westy ready for my Endless Summer Atlantic Coast Surf
> > >Safari that will extend from Fort Pierce Florida on up
> > >to Nova Scotia hitting all the major spots in
> > >between..for as long as my bank account savings last.
> > >
> > >Laters
> > >
> > >
> >
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Brent Christensen
'89 GL Syncro Westy
Santa Barbara, CA

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