Installing a starting battery would be a bad idea - they are not meant to be used infrequently. They will become unable to hold a charge fairly quickly. I installed a couple of wheelchair batteries which cost me about $70 total, IIRC. Here is one of my posts from the Vanagon List about it: http://gerry.vanagon.com/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A2=ind9907A&L=vanagon&P=R7340 Brent Christensen
----- Original Message ----- From: "Royston, Jerry" <gmr@OBPA.USDA.GOV> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 10:27 AM Subject: Simple auxillary battery question
> Here's my dilemma. I will be installing a 2nd battery next week in my > camper and still can't get myself to spend $160 on an Optima. All I want to > do is wire my power converter to it and be able to watch a 2 hour movie in > the middle of nowhere on my 13" TV/VCR combo (rated at about 65 watts) and > maybe run a small light or fan for a while. And I don't plan to live in the > van for extended periods so this would be only a once in a while need. What > I need to know is whether a regular starting battery would suffice and how > long would it last. Are there cheaper deep cycle batteries that would fit > under the driver's seat? If a regular battery is all I need, is there one > particular kind/model/power rating that I should look for. Thanks. > > Gerry Royston > '87 Westy > |
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