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• Re: '84 Westy Electrics - Stupid Questions

  David Garth · Sun, 25 Jun 1995 06:35:45 -0700 (PDT) · Mailing-list archive

  ...The best solution to the drained main battery "nightmare" is to install an auxiliary battery and wire all the camper accessories to it. With...

• Cool Box with battery charger

  Woodcock, Frank · Fri, 19 Jun 1998 13:30:11 +0100 · Mailing-list archive

  ...When parked up with an electric hook, I plug in my battery charger into the mains. This delivers 12 Volts up to 7 amps...

• Re: Isolator, where to put it?

  harald_nancy · Sat, 23 Jan 1999 20:57:39 -0800 · Mailing-list archive

  ...The 2-battery setup with that stronger relay is what VW used on the "weekender camper", that has only an electrically powered refrigerator. Those...

• Gemmini/Twinpower battery

  Todd Last · Thu, 22 Mar 2001 00:58:55 -0800 · Mailing-list archive

  In looking at the UK publication "Volkswagen Camper" There is a battery that is what appears to be two 12V batteries in one. The...

• Dometic on 12 volts?

  Robyn Rudisill · Mon, 22 Mar 1999 08:38:46 -0600 · Mailing-list archive

  ...battery to last with the fridge on it? Also when I wired up the aux battery, I some how missed putting the stock camper...

• Re: Second battery in Westy

  mark drillock · Sun, 4 Mar 2012 15:16:17 -0800 · Mailing-list archive

  ...camper 3 way fridge to run on 12 volts. The first stock wire works fine for its intended purpose of charging the battery. The...

• Re: Westy Fridge - Aux Battery vs Propane

  David Etter · Sun, 1 Apr 2007 21:32:20 -0600 · Mailing-list archive

  ...http://www.type2.com/library/camper/fripro.htm >I have a couple questions about the current discussion regarding the >aux battery: > >1) I realize...

• Re: Electrical Questions for Headlights and Dual Battery (fwd)

  Tim Hannink · Tue, 26 Feb 2002 17:54:09 -0500 · Mailing-list archive

  ...Next, disconnect the ground cable from the auxiliary battery, you should not have any voltage at that socket. Start the van, and 12 volts...

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Shared Vanagon Dictionary

• Camper 12-volt battery

  The 12-volt battery supply used for camper electrical loads such as interior lighting, the water pump, and controls on the documented Vanagon Westfalia. Whether a particular vehicle has a separate auxiliary battery depends on its model and later modifications.

• Reserve Capacity

  A lead-acid battery rating expressed in minutes under a specified discharge test. Gerry’s FAQ describes a 25-amp load at 80 °F until a 12-volt battery reaches 10.5 volts. It is neither amp-hours nor a prediction of camper runtime, which depends on actual loads, conditions and discharge limits.

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• Episode 2: Pop Top Refresh on the Electric VW Vanagon Westfalia Camper.

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• Voltage drop test of Vanagon battery ground cable.

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• Vanagon Battery Tray Mods

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• Vanagon Lithium Aux Battery Video 1 Van-again setup

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• Vanagon Auxiliary Battery Upgrades 2020

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• SIMPLE DUAL BATTERY SETUP | ( Auxiliary / House Battery Camper Van Overlanding)

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• VW Vanagon Battery Replacement

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• Vanagon Westfalia Aux Dual Battery System

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