Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2002 08:49:54 -0500
Reply-To: Harmon Seaver <hseaver@CYBERSHAMANIX.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Harmon Seaver <hseaver@CYBERSHAMANIX.COM>
Subject: Re: Second Battery Question
In-Reply-To: <JBEHILDOENOMAEMBAHMGEEOPCHAA.kenwilfy@comcast.net>
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On my '82 westy, I can't get the little trap door under the drivers seat to
open because the seat doesn't go forward enough. What's with this? On my '81
vanagon (non-westy) it was no problem. It seems the swivel seat doesn't move on
the regular tracks, just on it's own tracks. Is there something I'm missing here
(don't have a bentley yet, it's on it's way tho), or do you have to unbolt the
whole seat to get in there?
And, IIRC, the battery for my '81 was in there under the front seat, while
the battery for my '82 diesel westy is in the back. It also looks like you could
put two batteries in side by side in the back, has anyone done this?
On Fri, Jul 19, 2002 at 09:33:38AM -0400, Kenneth Wilford wrote:
> There should be a 12v DC outlet on the side of the passenger side seat
> pedestal (the side facing the driver's seat). Of course I think this pulls
> power from your main battery. If you want to do something on the second
> battery I would buy one of those three DC outlet units from Auto Zone, etc.
> and wire this directly to the 2nd Battery. That way you can get a 350 watt
> inverter from Wal-Mart for around $50 and plug that in along with your
> Coleman 12V cooler, and still have an outlet left over for your portable 12v
> air compressor (hey that sounds just like my van). One word of advice.
> When you buy the 3 outlet adapter from Auto Zone don't forget to pick up a
> fuse holder with fuse and splice this in on the positive side. I didn't do
> this initially and it worked fine until one day the wires got pinched under
> the seat. Let's just say I still get the smell of burned wires whenever I
> open my battery box:(
>
>
> Thanks,
> Ken Wilford
> John 3:16
> http://www.vanagain.com
> Phone: (856)-327-4936
> Fax: (856)-327-2242
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
> Of h2oboxer
> Sent: Monday, July 15, 2002 9:14 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Second Battery Question
>
>
> I have a 1985 Wolfsburg Edition with the dual batteries but no sink
> or stove. The ice box was missing when I bought the vehicle.
>
> I would like to use the second battery for an inverter to run my laptop,
> but I don't want to hook up the inverter directly to the battery with the
> clamps.
> I can't find out where the ice box was supposed to hook up.
> Any suggestions on how/where to hook up the inverter to the second battery?
>
> Thanks
>
> Tim
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Harmon Seaver
CyberShamanix
http://www.cybershamanix.com
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