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Date:         Fri, 8 Feb 2002 21:29:11 -0700
Reply-To:     jbrush@AROS.NET
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         John Brush <jbrush@AROS.NET>
Subject:      Re: [vanagon] Re: [Syncro] 2nd battery in a vanagon for lights,
              heat etc.
In-Reply-To:  <00a901c1b119$d1db6640$4930a2d1@DFYBK511>

>any Deep Cycle battery will give longer life than a regular auto starter >battery... I'm sure golf cart batteries are Deep Cycle... and Marine >Batteries are too... but 2 6v batteries that add up to the same Amp Hours >as a 12 volt battery is rated for should give the same number of hours of >performance with the same load... It all comes down to Deep Cycle and Amp >Hour rating... nothing mysterious...

Well, just to split hairs, "Marine" batteries are not deep cycle batteries. They tend to fall in between a car battery, and a true deep cycle one. Of course its a lot of semantics, but manufacturers will try and get away with what they can. Buy a true, deep cycle battery and be safe. Decent sized deep cycle batteries tend to come in 6V packages (size being amp-hours) so one usually ends of buying a pair of them, especially when looking for a lot of amp-hours.

Its a roaring battle in a lot of other groups, but just be careful that you get the right battery for the application.

John


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