Just to confuse things, a group 42 battery is smaller and lower capacity
than the group 41.

Dennis

>From: Dug Smith <dug@DUGBERT.COM>
>Reply-To: Dug Smith <dug@DUGBERT.COM>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: Newbie battery questions
>Date: Sun, 13 May 2007 17:19:16 -0700
>
>As you think the auxiliary battery is Mickey Moused in there, is it
>possible
>that it's connected to the main battery all the time?  That might explain
>the power drop right there, as the current will flow and try to equalise
>the
>two.
>
>I'd be tempted to disconnect the auxiliary battery (I believe you want a
>type 41 to replace it, but I think a type 42 is the same size, just a
>larger
>capacity) and reconnect the main.  If it starts to drain, charge it up, and
>disconnect all the fuses, then add them one by one until it starts to drain
>again.  That way you can start to figure out what's draining the battery.
>
>I installed a dual battery charger under the sink, on the spare 110V power
>socket, so I tend to trickle charge the batteries quite often, but I'm sure
>I've never seen a large drain from just sitting in the garage or going on
>short runs.
>
>toodle pip,
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