Deep cycle battery is over kill for most westfalia user that only is
westy for weekend
Unless you use it as a daily camper (living in your van)
A cheapo Wally car battery you be ample.

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On Mar 17, 2010, at 11:51 AM, neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

> On 3/17/10, Sheilah Rogers <sheilah@sheilah.org> wrote:
>> hey listizens,
>>
>> so i'm moving my second battery around. anyone care to share the
>> perfect
>> solution for this?
>
>
> Maybe not perfect, but so far, a regular "car" battery under driver
> seat is fine for LED, radio, DVD (small portable player), sink pump.
> Lot's of variables in how one uses their battery power, but for me,
> this was fine for 2 days. (light stayed orange)  Likely ok for 3.
>
>
>> 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?
>
>
> I installed my cig outlet at the raised bit, ~ mid point on spice rack
> mostly for small charging type appliances. They fit in rack, up out of
> the way when on the road. The only time wires run "down" is with DVD
> player.
>
> + wire runs behind fridge and water tank, up/along back of small rear
> cubby inside a piece of EMT pipe, up behind closet, (or was it inside
> protected?) then through small copper pipe at "V" of spice rack to
> outlet. Works for me, but most would likely see this routing a minor
> PITA and quite possibly overkill in terms of protecting the wire. One
> thing I need to install are "sides" to protect outlet. Unlikely
> anything would damage it up there though.
>
> Neil.
>
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