Steven, I had never heard of the Sonnenschein dryfit, I went and read up on them. From what I read they are the same technology as Optima's: Absorbed Glass Mat, so I assume they will perform excellently. I have a Red Top (starting only) in my 90 Carat laid forward on it's side and it has been deep cycled to zero numerous times by children leaving dome lights on in the van. After a recharge you can't notice any noticeable loss of CCA's when starting. That is a big change vs. wet cell starting batts which are noticeably damaged upon accidental deep cycle. I am sold on AGM technology and my Optima's have never failed so far, I just don't have any experience with other companies AGM batteries. If the Sonnenschein dryfit fits without alteration that is an advantage, for I did have to do some slight alteration to get the Optima to fit: laid on it's side, terminal to chassis insulation ect. Mark -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Steven Johnson Sent: Friday, October 14, 2005 5:40 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Deep cycle battery No thanks... I'll stick with my Sonnenschein dryfit that fits perfectly in the space underneath the drivers seat and has a few more amp hours to spare than the Optima. Thank you very much... Steven '91 Westy --- Mark Magee <markbmagee@EARTHLINK.NET> wrote: > Optimas IMHO cannot be touched as measured on all > performance and quality > standards. They cannot really be measured against > standard wet-cell > batteries as they are so different, and in my > opinion worth the twice the > price you pay. > I will only purchase Optima's. > > Mark Magee > 90 Carat 94K miles > Kemah TX USA > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List > [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of > Brian Tipsword > Sent: Friday, October 14, 2005 4:10 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Deep cycle battery > > Hey all you in the know! > > > > I am wanting input on what battery to use for my > deep cycle. I curious what > options there are beyond Optima or is that the best > overall. > > > > Thanks, > > Brian > > 85' Weekender > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million > songs. Try it free. >
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