I bought a Sears DieHard 130 AMP deep cycle. It is the same size as the
original and comes with the added bonus of a charge level indicator
represented by 5 LEDS; 0% 25% 50% 75% and 100% charged. One pushes a check
button and observes which LED lights. I've found this to be far more
accurate than the 97 EVC indicator. Cost was ~$85.00

Les perceptifs wrote:

> Does anybody know what's the best battery to replace the original dryfit
> battery in an Eurovan 92 ?  We leave for Mexico and our auxiliary
> battery is dead.  We bought the van in october and tried it during a
> short trip (3 days).  The battery would charge (at least the computer
> was saying it was fully charged) but it couldn't keep its charge for
> more than a few hours with the fridge on or even only the lights on.
> What is the normal autonomy for this battery, with normal use of lights
> and fridge?
>
> Last week, we tried to plug it overnight, but it didn't work.  No sign
> of life.  The charger below the fridge outputs about 2 amperes.  Could
> it be that the battery needs to be plugged for a much longer time ?  Or
> maybe I should remove it and use (buy) a stronger charger.
>
> We will buy a battery anyway since we need one for the trip to Mexico
> and this wouldn't leave time to fully charge the battery (if I'm right
> and it needs a long charge).  I was told a Delco battery would do it.
> What's my best bet ?  May be I should buy one that is no bigger than the
> original one since, if the original still works, they both could fit in
> the battery area and I could plug them in parallel.  Or is it better to
> buy a bigger one and use only one battery ?
>
> Any model to suggest me, at a reasonable price ?
>
> Thank you,
>
> Michel Pinard