If you really want a "better" battery you jump over to Trojan. Of course
there is even better stuff such Rolls-Surrette. Interstate is a re-seller.
They do not make their own. Most of their lineup is made by Johnson Controls
as is many other "branded" batteries.

Dennis

http://www.rollsbattery.com/

-----Original Message-----
From: Mudd "Not Jack" Sparrow [mailto:rummaging@yahoo.com]
Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2015 8:31 PM
To: Dennis Haynes
Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Aux. Battery: Two Group 1 6 Volt "Commercial" Batteries?

A group 29 from Interstate is pretty much the same thing as a group 31 from
someone else.

It's too big for under the front seats.

Under the rear seat for a Carat or GL is iffy dangerous. The seat wasn't
made for that. (Weekenders and Westies have different seats).

Behind the front seats is alright if you make a safe contained for them. If
you have just one then you could put it in a battery box behind the driver
seat, though you would want to secure it. And insulate the contacts etc.

I've been using that size for a long time now, and it's never been killed by
a phone charging all day. Starts without fail.

> On Feb 17, 2015, at 3:36 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
wrote:
>
> I don't see the appeal here. A single group 31 will outperform the pair of
these. Of course it depends on where you need to squeeze them is.
>
> Dennis
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Neil N
> Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2015 6:12 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Aux. Battery: Two Group 1 6 Volt "Commercial" Batteries?
>
> I realize these aren't deep cycle batteries, but at Cold Cranking Amps -
625 Reserve Capacity - 160 Cranking Amps - 750
>
>
http://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/group-1-6-volt-commercial-battery-0100108p
.html#.VOPJGChiEy5
>
> would 2 of these in series power a Truckfridge for 2 hot days?
> (assuming 50% fridge duty cycle)
>
> Neil.
>
> --
> Neil n
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