A fair question. The Vanagon battery is an engine starting battery and not
a deep cycle battery, but for most folk it could work just fine deep cycle
application. The thinner plates of a starting battery won't last for as
many deep discharge/charge cycles as can the thicker plates of a true
deep-cycle battery, but hey -- if Vanagon starting batteries are
inexpensive, why not use one?

--
Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
KG6RCR

On 1/5/2008 4:56 PM Ian Allan wrote:

> Just wondering... why don't you folks use a standard Vanagon battery.
> Fits just fine under the driver's seat. Works great so long as you
> stay in the mid 10V's and above.
> Ian Allan
>
> 94 Eurovan Westfalia
> 85 Westfalia
> 02 Jetta 1.8t
> 89 Audi 80Q
> 02 Duramax 2500