Date:         Tue, 18 Aug 1998 12:43:39 -0700
Reply-To:     Sam Scholten <vwvanagon@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Sam Scholten <vwvanagon@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: old starting batteries as deep cycle?
Comments: To: Karl Bloss <blosskf@APCI.COM>
Comments: cc: Vanagon@vanagon.com
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Karl Bloss <blosskf@APCI.COM> wrote:
>
> I'm about to replace the battery on one of our other vehicles
> that's becoming marginal as a starting battery and was wondering
> whether I should just get my $5 core charge or try to use it as a
> deep cycle to run stuff.
>
> I figure I can't break anything, but I'm not sure how it would stack
> up against a real deep cycle in terms of charge life.
>

It would be AWFUL.  Remember that any battery tends to develop a
"memory"- ni-cads are one of the worst, but I've found that they're
all that way to some degree.

> Also, the local FLAPS has starting battery "seconds" for $30 that
> might do the same thing.

Dunno- never tried this way.  Should you decide to do this, let me
know how it goes.

Best of luck!

Sam


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