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Subject:Re: Deep CYCLE Auxillary Battery....Will ANYTHING fit?
From:Brent Christensen
Date:Fri, 5 Apr 2002 08:30:27 -0800

Aargh.  Now I have a headache.  I just re-read my post.  You're right, they
are 12v batteries; I was right the first time.  Sorry for the confusion.

I can tell you that it works well, though.  Please refer to my FIRST post
from Fri, 2 Jul 1999 for details:

http://gerry.vanagon.com/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A2=ind9907A&L=vanagon&P=R7340

Brent

>From: Angus Gordon <agordon@BRIGHT.NET>
>Reply-To: Angus Gordon <agordon@BRIGHT.NET>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: Deep CYCLE Auxillary Battery....Will ANYTHING fit?
>Date: Fri, 5 Apr 2002 07:38:01 -0500
>
>>In my earlier response about the U1 sized wheelchair batteries I
>>mistakenly
>>said that I wired them in PARALLEL.  This is incorrect.  They are wired in
>>SERIES. Wiring them in Parallel would result in the same voltage (approx).
>>By wiring in SERIES, you get twice the line voltage (12v).
>
>
>
>I hate to confuse the issue, but these are actually 12V batteries.
>Wiring them in parallel would be correct. (unless you like your beer really
>cold!)
>
>
>Angus
>
>
>================================
>Angus Gordon                       '89 Carat
>NW Ohio                            '86 Syncro

Brent Christensen
'89 GL Syncro Westy
Santa Barbara, CA

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