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Old 09-01-2010, 10:49 PM   #9 (permalink)
brucepick
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Originally Posted by dcb View Post
I have the deep cycle battery from wally world in my saturn, was like $60 and took a little "finesse" to get it to fit. ... the voltmeter (or some other state of charge indication) is a great idea so you know when it is time to spin the alternator...
Good idea, I'm going to look into that. I do have a dig. voltmeter on the ScanGauge, which is I keep an eye on regularly now. I tried to find a marine battery in my Civic's size (51R) but no go. But shucks, maybe I can "make it fit". Wouldn't be the first time I did that!
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