Let me know how it works out. I also have the same setup on my 62 Tradewind.
I bought a standard Tractor type battery for $50. It works fine but probably
won't last very long.
Tim Childers
62 Tradewind
47 Liner
----- Original Message -----
From: Pfeffer, Dave (davep) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2000 4:20 PM
Subject: [VAC] Batteries
> Folks:
>
> To those who are interested. My '62 Globetrotter has the small aluminum
> battery tray in the front behind the LP tanks. Since the tray is designed
> for a narrow 12 volt battery I thought I would have to relocate it to the
> inside of the trailer. Well, I contacted
> http://www.dcbattery.com/index.html, and one of their sales guys told me
to
> try using a battery made by a company called Powersonic. It is a 12 volt,
> deep cycle battery that measures 5.95" long X 2.56" wide X 3.86" high. It
> provides 7 amp hours of service. I plan to connect two in parallel to get
14
> amp hrs. Granted, 14 hrs is not a lot, but it is an option for those who
> want to keep the battery box intact. These batteries are typically used
as
> battery back-up power in alarm systems. I contacted Powersonic in San
Diego
> at 619/661-2030 and they put me in touch with a distributor in my area.
The
> batteries are $23.00 each. I'll give them a try and let everyone know how
it
> goes.
>
> There you have it.
>
> David
>
