Date:         Thu, 22 Mar 2001 14:36:02 -0500
Reply-To:     Liz Maher <maher@MAHERCONSULTING.COM>
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From:         Liz Maher <maher@MAHERCONSULTING.COM>
Subject:      Aux battery pics and thanks
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HI all,

We found our aux battery solution, hopefully it works as well as we
think it will :)

For those just coming in, we wanted to run a laptop, lights and misc
other "plug in" stuff while parked without a hookup (not that a hookup
would help us, we have a weekender) and while driving.  We have an
aux battery spot under the driver's seat but it is small, we couldn't find a
deep cycle battery to fit under there.

We have a weekender with a jump seat behind the driver's seat with a
LARGE storage area beneath.  It is adjacent to the aux battery spot.

So.....what we did was buy a large deep cycle battery (about $50) and
my husband ran the wiring back through the thin wall between the
battery place and the jump seat storage area.  We put the battery in a
case and made a little holder so it wouldn't slide around (and we can
use the rest of the space for storage).  We bought an inverter so we can
plug everything in (2 at a time).

We haven't actually used this on the road yet so I can't say how long
anything will run and how well the recharge is going to work but I'll report
back when we do.

Here are the pictures -
http://albums.photopoint.com/j/ViewPhoto?u=1306974&a=11616687&p=
44470972&f=0

If you can't click on that or copy and paste it all, just go to
http://www.maherconsulting.com/liz/photos.htm and click on the '85
Vanagon Westy link, the ones dealing with the battery are the last 7 or
so.

Thanks for everyone's help, advice and suggestions!

:) Liz