Date:         Thu, 1 Jul 1999 21:09:12 -1000
Reply-To:     Peter Zendzian <peterz@HAWAII.RR.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Peter Zendzian <peterz@HAWAII.RR.COM>
Subject:      Re: Aux Battery
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2 6 volt jell cell marine batteries fit under my rear seat.  they are rated
at 180 amp hours.  I have considered switching to flooded cell to get 225
amp hours, but still deciding.  They are connected to the main system with a
40 amp relay which will be soon replaced with a 90 amp relay.

Pete
peterz@hawaii.rr.com
83.5 Vanagon

----- Original Message -----
From: David Beierl <synergx@IBM.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, July 01, 1999 12:38 PM
Subject: Re: Aux Battery


> He used size U1.  Sears has it as a wheelchair battery, I forget the
> price.  I think the one he used was labelled as a golf cart battery but
not
> sure.  It's pretty small for a golf cart battery.  The one in Sears was
> labelled I think 31 amp-hours, but you'd get less in practical service,
> especially if you wanted it to last.
>
> david
>
> At 18:33 7/1/99 -0400, John P. Stoneback wrote:
> >Does anyone know exactly what batteries Brent Christensen used in his
> >Auxiliary
> >Battery project? Recall that he opted for two smaller batteries in
parallel
> >rather than a single Optima.
> >
> >I am looking for the exact battery (mfgr and model) he used as well as a
> >supplier for these and I have been unable to raise Brent recently. Thanks
for
> >any help.
> >
> >                                                 John P. Stoneback
> >                                                 Computer Science
Department
> >                                                 Moravian College
> >                                                 Bethlehem, PA  USA
18018
> >
> >                                                 610-861-1341 (fax
> > 610-861-1595)
> >                                                 jps@cs.moravian.edu
>
> David Beierl - dbeierl@ibm.net