sorry, i forgot to mention where all this is going: 

in a 1986 Westy named Vanna White. 

s.

On Mar 17, 2010, at 9:17 AM, Sheilah Rogers wrote:

> hey listizens,
> 
> so i'm moving my second battery around. anyone care to share the perfect solution for this? 
> 
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> option one:  trying to decide whether i want to put it under the driver's side seat. 
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> pro: it's out of the way, easier to wire up. 
> con: it's a smaller battery (that i don't have yet) and i'm not sure how much power that would really offer (eg: camping for 3 days with radio and possibly a midnite movie, lights, etc)
> 
> 
> option two: take existing larger deep cycle and move it to underneath the backseats. 
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> con: takes up precious space. wiring will include going under van and is a bit more complicated.  
> pro: i have that large battery already and it will power things longer than a smaller deep cycle will. 
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> 
> questions: 
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> 1/ has battery technology improved to the point that a smaller deep cycle is better now than it was...say... 10 years ago? 
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> 2/ does anyone use their deep cycle for extended 3+ days powering lights (and some extras they've installed), a movie (or two), and stereo and felt that the smaller deep cycle was plenty adequate?
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> 3/ other issues?
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> 4/ i'll probably have installed a second car lighter in the back so that i'll have a closer place to hook things in for power. apparently the walls back there are thicker than the install packet provides for (to ... uhm, i think.. ground it or something.) so has anyone found the "perfect location" for their second lighter install?