I still remember the days when I could do an engine rebuild on a beetle or bus for well under $1K. Somehow just a bit much to run some stuff for a weekend of camping. Dennis
-----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Karl Mullendore Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2018 5:21 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Is there anybody out there? On Sat, 10 Feb 2018 08:40:58 -0500, kenneth wilford <kenwilfy@GMAIL.COM> wrote: >Working on getting lithium battery to work in a Westy as the second >battery. Hopefully have a kit to sell soon. > >Ken Wilford at vanagain.com Ken, a friend of mine over on the left coast has been working with a battery maker in China (where almost all come from) and they have made a 120Ah battery to fit perfectly in the original battery box. That means 100Ah usable from one battery. The price is currently just over a grand...but that's a lot of storage in a stock battery compartment! he has two happy customers testing these out. Karl |
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