Date:         Fri, 15 Feb 2008 11:57:53 -0500
Reply-To:     Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: What is THE best battery ?
Comments: To: obeechi@RUNBOX.COM
In-Reply-To:  <E1JPzrM-0000k4-U0@fenris.runbox.com>
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The real wonder is how they get away with making those claims.

Dennis


>From: Mark C <obeechi@RUNBOX.COM>
>Reply-To: obeechi@RUNBOX.COM
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: What is THE best battery ?
>Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2008 04:40:08 -0800
>
>http://www.odysseybatteries.com/
>they have some batteries that make wonder... sounds like they are good for
>running for both starting and deep cycles... (an all in one battery... )...
>and they have some big batteries...
>
>From: David Marshall <mailinglist@FASTFORWARD.CA>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: What is THE best battery ?
>
> > I have to replace the battery in my LT, so yeah not really a Vanagon
> > questions, but a Vanagon's big brother question.
> >
> > The battery
> > that is in there is a BIG monster - same size as the VW Touareg /
>Porsche
> > Cheyanne (except they have TWO of them).
> >
> > I was thinking of
> > going with an Ultima, but now for the red top they are $220 at
> > WalMart.  Ultima isn't the ultimate battery, but what is?
> >
> > What I am planning on doing is running two batteries.  One starting
> > battery and one aux battery that I will attach two winches and an HF
>radio
> > system to.  I plan on relocating the batteries to outside the truck
> > just behind the cab and installing manual battery disconnects to both of
> > them
> >
> > So, size isn't a problem, but I want the most cranking
> > power I can get and the most reserve power I can get as well so I can
>run
> > winches and not worry about killing the starting battery.  Is this
> > really just a search for the biggest lead - acid battery I can find and
> > going from there or is there something that is better and hopefully
> > cheaper than an Ultima?
> >
> > Thanks in advance!
> >
> > David
> > Marshall
> >
> > http://www.hasenwerk.ca
> > http://www.fastforward.ca
> >
> > Box 4153, Quesnel BC, Canada V2J
> > 3J2
> >
>
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