That's what I went for. Don't like a standard auto battery as an auxillary, but there ya go. Starnge thing is that my second battery case isn't under the driver's seat (that I'm keeping as a hiding place for cameras and laptops), but in the engine compartment on the far left. There's a cuddy hole there that has been wired for a second battery. The costco 680 amp battery at 8" X 13" just fits. Given that the only thing that will be running off this are a few interior lights, radio, and maybe occasionally a 300 watt inverter for the laptop, don't think I'll be draining it down too often. The old Riviera setup had a built-in battery charger for when you are plugged in, and I think I'll yank that and wire it up to the system. No point in drawing down a battery when in a campground. Nathaniel On 2/11/07, RAlanen@aol.com <RAlanen@aol.com> wrote: > > > > In a message dated 11/02/2007 12:06:22 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, > LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: > is used for the auxillary battery in the back of an '80 vanagon? None > of the local vendors show anything in deep discharge that fits > (they're all too tall). > > What are Canadians using for their second battery? It can't be higher > than about 8". > > > > > > Nathaniel, there is only one deep cycle battery that will fit in > that compartment under the drivers seat. That is the OPTIMA yellow top. > And, it will not fit without a few minor modifications to the compartment > lid. After having three OPITMAs go bad on me and since they only have a 1 > year warranty and cost $275 I was not impressed. So.......I am now using > the Kirkland Group 41 standard car battery from Costco as my aux battery. > They cost about $60 and are guaranteed, no questions asked, for 3 years and > prorated for 100 months max. I don't think you can come up with a better > solution. Another plus is that Costco is throughout Canada, US and Mexico > so no problem for warranty when travelling. > > > > > Cheers, > > Frank Condelli > Almonte, Ontario, Canada > '87 Westy, '90 Carat, '87 Wolfsburg (Forsale) & Lionel Trains (Collection > for sale) > Vanagon/Vanagon Westfalia Service in the Ottawa Valley > Frank Condelli & Associates > Vanagon Stainless Steel Exhaust Systems > BusFusion a VW Camper camping event, Almonte, ON, June 07 ~ 10, 2007 > |
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