Date:         Thu, 13 Jun 2002 13:51:27 -0700
Reply-To:     Brent Christensen <sbsyncro@HOTMAIL.COM>
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From:         Brent Christensen <sbsyncro@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: [FIX] Re:Simple auxillary battery question
Comments: To: Andrew Fox <afox@cnr.colostate.edu>
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I have had problems with them in other vehicles/boats where they only got
used a couple times per season.  Evidently, the lead plates "calcify" or
something like that, and stop holding a charge.

Regards,

Brent Christensen

----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew Fox" <afox@cnr.colostate.edu>
To: "Brent Christensen" <sbsyncro@hotmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 11:07 AM
Subject: Re: [FIX] Re:Simple auxillary battery question


>
> > 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.
>
> Have you had a bad experience with a starting battery?  ive been using
> mine for a year now running a plat cat heater and all stock westy stuff.
> no problems so far.  you have to run a lot of shit to drain one ofthose
> batteries completely which shortens their life.
>