Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 06:19:11 EDT
Reply-To: RAlanen@AOL.COM
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Frank Condelli <RAlanen@AOL.COM>
Subject: Re: Solar Panel: Charge Controller & Vents
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"
In a message dated 06/05/2008 8:27:06 P.M. Central Standard Time,
LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:
Okay then, so which batteries do you guys think is best?
This subject has been discussed audnauseum to say it mildly.
THERE IS NO PROPER DEEP CYCLE BATTERY THAT WILL FIT IN THAT HOLE UNDER THE
DRIVERS SEAT ! That's it that's all ! Now what I do is this, and it worked
for 5-1/2 months, traveling around, see the _ZamoraBlog_
(http://poolio.net/zamorablog/) . I use a normal group 41, or 48 battery from COSTCO that fits
perfectly in the battery boxes under the seats. Cost $58 ? if I remember
correctly, comes with a 3 year, no questions asked guarantee. So when you think
the battery is not performing to your expectations, just drop into your local
COSTCO anywhere in Canada, US or Mexico and give it to the girl or guy at
the counter and they will give you a ticket to get a new one ! Until someone
comes up with a proper deep cycle battery that fits in that hole then I'm
sticking with my way as it works just fine ! NOW, all that crap said, here's
another option I am just now investigating. You can get from VW, only, a glass
matt battery used as a house battery in the Eurovan campers. It is a 61 AH,
330 A battery, part # 000 915 105 AD, that "supposedly" can take repeated
recycling. I have one coming here this week and will try it out in a customers
AUX battery set up. This battery will fit perfectly in that hole under the
seat, is only available from VW, supposedly made by Johnson controls for VW
under some kind of special contract. More news at this test progresses. Stay
tuned for more AUX battery banter !
Cheers,
Frank Condelli
Almonte, Ontario, Canada
'87 Westy & Lionel Trains (_Collection for sale_
(http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/trainsal.htm) )
_Frank Condelli & Associates_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/busindex.html)
- Vanagon/Vanagon Westfalia Service in the Ottawa Valley
_Vanagon Stainless Steel Exhaust Systems_
(http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/exhaust.htm)
_BusFusion_ (http://members.aol.com/BusFusion/bfhome.htm) a VW Camper
camping event, Almonte, ON, June12 ~ 15, 2008
|