Date: Fri, 11 May 2018 20:05:14 -0600
Reply-To: Patrick Seurynck <climb12@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Patrick Seurynck <climb12@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Friday survey for Westy owners
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Both boxes in my 84 Westy are intact but no clamps.
On Fri, May 11, 2018 at 7:37 PM Mark McCulley <mark.mcculley@gmail.com>
wrote:
> Both my battery boxes are unmolested. I have the aux battery in the lower
> cabinet next to the water tank.
>
> 87 Westy.
>
> -Mark
>
> On Fri, May 11, 2018 at 6:05 PM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I have a similar set up in my 84 tintop/Westie kitchen..but I did my own
> > house batt. I also use identical batteries, but from NAPA. Mine won't
> > charge my laptop... could be the laptop, could be the charger...will
> charge
> > with the motor running....
> >
> > On May 11, 2018 5:35 PM, "Richard Koerner" <rjkinpb@sbcglobal.net>
> wrote:
> >
> > Mine is an 85 Tintop. Bought as second owner in early 1989. No
> > modifications to battery box behind passenger seat, all intact including
> > battery hold down clamp.
> > I added a "house" battery about 10 years ago to box under Driver seat. I
> > used the GoWesty kit, and they included a bracket to hold down battery.
> So
> > if any of you folks are looking for a hold down bracket, give them a call
> > and I bet they can help you out.
> >
> >
> > http://www.gowesty.com/product/auxiliary-battery/
> > 3567/auxiliary-battery-kit-1980-83-air-cooled-and-1980-91-non-campers-?v=
> > By the way, since my electrical requirements are low, I use the WalMart
> > Group 41 batteries. On both sides of van. Works just fine. Don't need
> > all the deep cycle stuff and related charging apparatus. I have a modest
> > inverter (150 Watts I think) which is ample for the laptop and charging
> > camera and cellphone battery.
> >
> >
> > From: Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM>
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Sent: Friday, May 11, 2018 8:57 AM
> > Subject: Friday survey for Westy owners
> >
> >
> > Okay folks, I'm curious about something. How many of you camper/Weekender
> > owners have unmolested battery boxes behind the passenger seat? How many
> > intact boxes have you seen? I’m not going to bother to ask how many still
> > have the battery hold down clamp.
> >
> > The box on my ’84 was fine because I bought it when it was only two years
> > old, and I’m not an idiot. But, both my son’s ’87 and my current ’85 have
> > butchered boxes. Mine is sawed 3” down both sides for easy bending (hard
> on
> > the carpet), and my son’s box back edge was hammered into oblivion.
> >
> > It’s too bad Westfalia Werks didn’t put an instruction label on the
> battery
> > cover, it was a terrible oversight. 😉
> >
> > Stuart
> >
>
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