Date:         Thu, 16 Sep 2010 12:01:07 -0700
Reply-To:     Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: new series 48 Odyssey battery
Comments: To: craig cowan <phishman068@gmail.com>
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> I'm putting in a Group 41 and just beating the heck out of it.
> It's cheap, they are easy to replace, and I have a spare.
>
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> -Craig
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>   That is what I do.  I think, with my load requirements, it's the best way
for me to go.  If you are so inclined, you can probably use the warranty to
get replacements...Dunno, I kinda don't like that type of behavior, though
manufacturers use in the other direction on consumers.  NAPA batteries have
a good warranty and I have used their replacement on my SO's Subaru when she
had one die (or killed it ).

  I  snow-bird in my van, off the grid for about 2-3 months every winter and
I get a couple of seasons from a battery, then just buy one new one.  I
don't run TVs or Reefers, but I do run lights and charge devices and
sometimes get low in the house battery charge.  I have a big ole relay from
an RV or a camper truck that clicks loudly.  I can switch off the relay and
just charge the starter battery if that gets low (never has).

  I could go six years the way I do it and still come out ahead of some of
the Optima or other fancy RV deep cycle batteries I have seen...and no loss
of storage space really.  If I should ever need to start using my coach
battery, I have some jumper cables.  I also have a small solar panel that
lives behind my drivers seat and plugs into an accessory outlet.  Sunny
days, I take that out and prop it up in the sun...No controller...dunno the
amperage but it keeps my coach battery charged on sunny days.

  Simple.  That is me.  Don't over think things.  Don't waste precious time
that you could be using for fun...Life is Short, eat desert first.

  Don Hanson
  sent from my laptop