Date:         Sat, 4 Apr 1998 21:07:42 -0600
Reply-To:     William Ward <wward@TEXOMA.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         William Ward <wward@TEXOMA.NET>
Subject:      Re: Deep cycle battery replacement for Eurovan 92
Comments: To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
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You can find deep cycle marine batteries at Sam's Club.  Golf cart shops may
also have some 12Volt batteries, though I believe most of them are 24 Volts.
Bill Ward


At 06:44 PM 4/4/98 -0800, you wrote:
>The best palace to go is probably a marine battery shop or supplier.  If
>you do not liver near the ocean, try searching the web for a company
>with a web page.  The battery that can be used for a vanagon is limited
>by the size of the under thr drivere seat compartment, which limits the
>max amp to about 65 amp. hours.  There are numerous marine application
>batteries that put out over twice as much amperage...and they may fit in
>the EV.
>steve
>
>Les perceptifs wrote:
>
>> Does anybody know what's the best battery to replace the original
>> dryfit
>> battery in an Eurovan 92 ?  We leave for Mexico and our auxiliary
>> battery is dead.  We bought the van in october and tried it during a
>> short trip (3 days).  The battery would charge (at least the computer
>> was saying it was fully charged) but it couldn't keep its charge for
>> more than a few hours with the fridge on or even only the lights on.
>> What is the normal autonomy for this battery, with normal use of
>> lights
>> and fridge?
>>
>> Last week, we tried to plug it overnight, but it didn't work.  No sign
>>
>> of life.  The charger below the fridge outputs about 2 amperes.  Could
>>
>> it be that the battery needs to be plugged for a much longer time ?
>> Or
>> maybe I should remove it and use (buy) a stronger charger.
>>
>> We will buy a battery anyway since we need one for the trip to Mexico
>> and this wouldn't leave time to fully charge the battery (if I'm right
>>
>> and it needs a long charge).  I was told a Delco battery would do it.
>> What's my best bet ?  May be I should buy one that is no bigger than
>> the
>> original one since, if the original still works, they both could fit
>> in
>> the battery area and I could plug them in parallel.  Or is it better
>> to
>> buy a bigger one and use only one battery ?
>>
>> Any model to suggest me, at a reasonable price ?
>>
>> Thank you,
>>
>> Michel Pinard
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