Eric, not to nitpick, but I think you might mean they are in parallel,
putting two 12v batteries in series, would give you 24V, putting them
parallel would remain at 12v, but double the amperage.

Jerry

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Eric Spletzer
Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2004 7:26 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Battery/Invert Questions

Hey all -

I too have the optima that I've never been able to fully discharge -
(though I haven't really tried) - it's on the standard dual
installation on my 85 GL.  Apparently these are in series.  Someone
told me that an optima with a normal battery in series is not the best
setup.  Given that I already have the optima in.  Is there a simple
solution to this?  I wonder if it's worth putting an isolator in also
so that I can watch 10 DVD's in a row if need be?  (Got stuck at
Kirkwood for an extra day or two last year and of course they had to
close the mountain on those days - ugh)

Any suggestions?  Is my setup just peachy keen fine as it is?

Thanks.

-e

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'85 GL Camper (Moby)
San Francisco, CA