Date:         Sun, 1 Apr 2007 08:21:46 -0400
Reply-To:     Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Auxiliary battery for 89 Westy
Comments: To: davevickery@HOTMAIL.COM
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I have been using the standard group 41 battery for years. Best part of
Wal-Mart is that if it fails within two years, you can get it replaced for
free and the warranty starts again. The real trick is to avoid over
dischrging it. That appears to be instant death for this battery.

I only us the fridge on 12 volts during extended trip use. There is no sense
in opening the door to change the mode. The propane use is so small, there
is no benifit to 12 operation except for the safety issues.

Dennis



>From: Dave Vickery <davevickery@HOTMAIL.COM>
>Reply-To: Dave Vickery <davevickery@HOTMAIL.COM>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: Auxiliary battery for 89 Westy
>Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 16:44:40 +0000
>
>You may get some disagreement, but I did this and it was fine.   if you
>don't have an aux battery my guess is the planned use is low and a Walmart
>regular sized vanagon battery is fine.  At $40 bucks or so, you could go
>thru 4 of these for the cost of an optima, and the battery fits under the
>driver seat in the normally upright position.  If it doesn't get drained
>empty regularly, it will last fine and keep your starting battery from
>getting drained.  I never drained the starting battery running the few
>things I kept on it, like radio and lights (I hooked up a bigger light to
>the aux battery and wired new things like inverter to the aux battery.   I
>also never drained the aux battery because I usually drive somewhere at
>least once a day.  I hooked by fridge to the aux battery and was able to
>let
>it run on 12V for short stops at stores etc which was a lot easier than
>switching to LP at stops.
>
>The relay under the driver seat can be used to easily set up the aux
>battery.  I have to look at the terminals again though to recall what goes
>where.
>
>>From: Larry Hinshaw <LHinshaw@EARTHLINK.NET>
>>Reply-To: Larry Hinshaw <LHinshaw@EARTHLINK.NET>
>>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>Subject: Auxiliary battery for 89 Westy
>>Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2007 17:17:31 -0400
>>
>>What size deep cycle battery do you recommend for the Auxiliary Battery?
>>Does anyone have have a "how to"
>>instructions for connecting it up inline with the starter battery?
>>
>>
>>Larry - Charlotte, NC
>>89 Westy - Gypsy Rose
>
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