Thanks, everybody. Sounds like the PD charger is the way to go.

Loren---did you put the charger under your rear seat as well? Did you
use an enclosed battery box or a tray and a strap? How did you route
the cable to the starter battery? Gauge # of the wire? So many
questions...!

Jeff / San Anselmo
On Feb 13, 2008, at 10:24 AM, Automatic digest processor wrote:

> Date:    Wed, 13 Feb 2008 10:19:19 -0800
> From:    Loren Busch <starwagen@GMAIL.COM>
> Subject: Re: Sure Power 1315 question
>
> I'll second Dennis's comment of the Progressive Dynamics charger.  I
> just
> returned from a week long trip, 'plugged in' six of seven nights and
> running
> the stereo most evenings.  Perfect performance, totally unaware that
> I was
> running off a charger/battery combination.
> BTW, I went with the Progressive Dynamics product at the suggestion of
> Dennis Haynes and his advice on that (and other related battery/
> charging
> issues) was right on.  Thanks again Dennis, you steered me right.
>
> On Feb 13, 2008 3:12 AM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> You should consider one of the progressive dynamics chargers.
>> Designed and
>> listed for RV applications and with the charge wizard, is an
>> excellent
>> charger. It is also designed to used as a power supply with a clean
>> DC
>> output so no hum and other noise on your stereo. The Surepower will
>> take
>> care of charging both batteries.