Date:         Fri, 9 May 2008 06:18:23 EDT
Reply-To:     RAlanen@AOL.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Frank Condelli <RAlanen@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Aux battery, install location
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In a message dated 08/05/2008 4:57:04 P.M. Central Standard Time,
LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:

Only  diesel guys would ask this since gassers already have a battery
under the  pass side front seat. Using the driver's side on a 82/83
diesel puts it  where the existing wiring for the Westy kitchen is easier
to connect to the  aux battery. Putting it on the pass side puts the
weight opposite the  already heavier left side rather than adding to the
heavier side. Not much  difference overall.





Yea, but......ONLY diesel  guys have the option of being able to have two AUX
batteries under the front  seats and therefore have lots of power storage and
still have the space under  the rear seat for storage of STUFF.  I have been
contemplating installing  some sort of starting battery behind the left rear
tail light of my '87 and then  have space for one more Aux battery up front
under the passengers seat.

    BTW, that, 61 AH, 330 A, VW battery, 000 915 105  CE, that I was writing
about the other day arrived here yesterday.  It  looks to be a genuine VW
battery, no indications that it is a GM battery or  indications on who made it.  I
was led to believe this is the battery used  by VW as the house battery in
Eurovan campers.  So if anyone has any more  information on this battery than I
do please speak up !

Cheers,

Frank  Condelli
Almonte, Ontario, Canada
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