Yes, Group 41's just like the starting batteries.

The Dometic RC160E draws 8 amps all the time, it isn't thermostatically
controlled during DC operation.

Tim Hannink
Goldibox - 1987 Vanagon Camper, Wolfsburg Edition
Winter Park, Florida
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----- Original Message -----
From: Jay L Snyder <Jay.L.Snyder@usa.dupont.com>
To: Tim Hannink <tjhannink@EARTHLINK.NET>
Cc: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 2:34 PM
Subject: Re: Simple auxillary battery question

>
> What kind of battery did the factory aux. set-ups use?  Group 41?  How
much
> juice did those fridges draw?  Just wondering.
>
>                                                       Jay
>
>
>
>
> Tim Hannink <tjhannink@EARTHLINK.NET>@gerry.vanagon.com> on 06/13/2002
> 02:27:06 PM
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> Please respond to Tim Hannink <tjhannink@EARTHLINK.NET>
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> Sent by:    Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
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> To:    vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> cc:
> Subject:    Re: Simple auxillary battery question
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>
> And some of us whose Westfalia campers didn't come with propane fridges.
>
> Tim Hannink
> Goldibox - 1987 Vanagon Camper, Wolfsburg Edition
> Winter Park, Florida
> http://home.earthlink.net/~tjhannink/
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wolfsburg_campers
> http://photos.yahoo.com/tjhannink Vanagon Album
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>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Andrew Fox <afox@CNR.COLOSTATE.EDU>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 2:04 PM
> Subject: Re: Simple auxillary battery question
>
>
> <SNIP>
> > the optimas are for people with fat
> > purses and expensive stereo's that want to use their boom box in the
> > middle ofthe woods.
> >
> > good luck,
> > Andrew Fox (trying to keep the price of owning a westy reasonable)
> >
> >SNIP>
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>