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Subject:Re: For Canucks Only -what kind of battery?
From:neil
Date:Mon, 12 Feb 2007 11:17:46 -0800

Hi Frank.

Is having a standard car batt under D seat risky in terms of gases
emitting from batt?

Did you vent the box under D seat? (as is P side box)

Cheers,

Neil.

On 2/11/07, Frank Condelli <RAlanen@aol.com> wrote:
> In a message dated 11/02/2007 12:06:22 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:
>
> is used  for the auxillary battery in the back of an '80 vanagon? None
> of the local  vendors show anything in deep discharge that fits
> (they're all too  tall).
>
> What are Canadians using for their second battery? It can't be  higher
> than about 8".
>

> Nathaniel, .....

SNIP

> After
> having  three OPITMAs go bad on me and since they only have a 1 year warranty and
> cost  $275 I was not impressed.  So.......I am now using the Kirkland Group  41
> standard car battery from Costco as my aux battery.

SNIP

>
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Frank  Condelli