Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2026 10:11:17 +0100
Reply-To: Raimund Feussner <ray@V6BUS.DE>
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From: Raimund Feussner <ray@V6BUS.DE>
Subject: Re: Your method to fit grp 41 battery in box
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That reminds me of an old trick, where you feed an aux battery into the
fusebox (through one of the back pins), and then replace Fuse3
(radio/clock/int_lights) with a broken one, while using the good one on
the aux+ line.
That way, you could easily switch between aux or main battery on your
acessories, only by swapping the fuses. Good old Harald Holecek (RIP)
came up with this idea.
Unfortunately, I can´t remember the exact pins and layout. Would have to
dig that out somewhere.
Regards, Raimund
offtopic: Is the list traffic so low? I get only a few mails now and
then, and also they are regarded as spam. It seemed more active a few
years ago.
Am 27.03.2026 um 16:47 schrieb Eric Caron 96:
> Hi Spencer,
>
> Glad I got this message. Most of the thread went to junk mail.
>
> I use a group 41 in my vans for the start battery. Both went in with effort. I also always put a strap around the battery so I can more easily lower it in and lift it out. Usually a piece of flat nylon strap.
>
> As I do have aux batteries so in the future I might use a smaller battery. I also have the adaptor for the starter and that uses less power. Also, several items like my radios and dash power points are on my Aux battery.
>
> Best.
>
> Eric
>
>> On Mar 27, 2026, at 7:51 AM, Spencer Allen<soxndubs1951@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>>
>> Dave I don't have an aux battery. Over on the Samba forum a post with
>> pictures shows a 41 battery with the side flanges cut off and the bottom
>> edge trimmed down. I may try that. The discussion also states a T5 battery
>> is a better fit and same CCA but I'm not sure of the amp hours. What main
>> battery are you using?
>> Spencer
>>
>> On Fri, Mar 27, 2026 at 5:55 AMddbjorkman@verizon.net <
>> ddbjorkman@verizon.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Spencer
>>>
>>> I know what you mean!!
>>>
>>> Are you talking about the house or start battery?
>>>
>>> Dave B.
>>>
>>> On Thursday, March 26, 2026 at 03:49:23 PM EDT, Spencer Allen <
>>> soxndubs1951@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> I think my 85 westy's battery box shrank (shrunk?) over winter. For years
>>> I've always had a struggle when dropping the group 41 battery past the
>>> pos-neg cables and have banged-up the pos cables some but always got the
>>> battery in with a bit of maneuvering. today no matter what I did that
>>> battery will not settle into the box. Any tips from those still using the
>>> lead acid battery?
>>> Spencer
>>>
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