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Date:         Wed, 9 Feb 2000 10:49:24 MST
Reply-To:     Sean Garrett <seangar@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Sean Garrett <seangar@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: deep-cycle battery
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Can you elaborate on the relay and hookup between the car and aux battery?

Sean

>From: BRENT CHRISTENSEN <bchristensen@INFOGENESIS.COM> >Reply-To: BRENT CHRISTENSEN <bchristensen@INFOGENESIS.COM> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >Subject: Re: deep-cycle battery >Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2000 15:27:17 -0800 > >These are "golf cart" batteries and are available from just about any >specialty battery store. They are BIG and HEAVY! (but lots of reserve >amps, though!). They will eat up most of your under-seat space, especially >if you have a heater back there. Another alternative is using a pair >smaller gel batteries (U1 size) in the compartment under the drivers seat. >Or you use a single Optima battery. These will yield about 1/2 the >amp-hours of reserve juice, but you don't lose precious space, either. > >I have a pair of gel cell batteries in there, for a total of about 55 amp >hours of reserve capacity. I wired all my accessories to them, in addition >to an auxiliary fuse block which is hidden in the "secret" compartment >behind the 110v outlet plate in the back. Be sure to use a beefy relay to >separate the aux battery(ies) from your main battery in order to avoid >discharging back and forth. > > >Brent Christensen >'89 GL Syncro Westy >Santa Barbara, CA > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Marco Biancardi [mailto:star@MAUI.NET] > > Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2000 3:09 PM > > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > Subject: Re: deep-cycle battery > > > > That's a great idea. > > I have a few questions: > > > > Where did you find the batteries? > > brand? > > How much did you pay for it? > > > > Thanks. > > > > Marco Biancardi > > marco@touchofparadise.com > > POBox 947 > > Kihei, HI 96753 > > ph: 808-874-9080 > > fax: 707-667-0974 > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf > > Of Peter Zendzian > > Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2000 7:17 AM > > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > Subject: Re: deep-cycle battery > > > > > > I did this in my van, but it is not a westy so you this may not work for > > you. I used 2 6 volt dee cycle sealed jell cell batteries. I used this > > type because they fit perfetly under my seat and they do not vent into >the > > cabin. I did have to remove the seat to install them but they are great > > and > > I have 220 amp hours for all my accessories. > > > > Pete > > 83.5 Vanagon > > > > > > > > P.S. You may want to check this out. AllAdvantage.com is the Internet > > company that pays its members while they surf the Web ($.50 an hour). >It's > > free to join and it takes about a minute (no survey to fill out). I > > receive > > checks from this company every month! > > > > Just go to All Advantage (http://alladvantage.com/go.asp?refid=JAT035) > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "HERMANN DE BOER" <hdeboer@BSSD.NET> > > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > > Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2000 6:45 AM > > Subject: deep-cycle battery > > > > > > > Need some advice here: > > > I want to install a marine battery underneath the rear bench. Any >tips? > > > Also, what can possibly drain my aux. battery when parked (not >camping). > > > Thanks! > > > Hermann > > > 87 Westy GL 2.0l Eurospec > > > > > >

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