BAttery replacement.
How often do you replace the fifth-wheel dual batteries. This will be the fourth yr for out camper. In previous campers I was never able to get more that 2 yrs before I replaced the original deal...
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I just replaced mine that I installed in 2007. to be honest they needed replacing last year but with covid and such there wern't any big trips for me with out power.
That is longer than I expected, but under normal circumstances I would expect to get at least 5 years, but I would also be dissapointed if i only got 5 years if you know what I mean.
if you get a good replacement charger, size your bank properly, and do you water checks frequently there is no reason to not go 5 years min and most likely closer to 10 years on a good quality 6V GC2 battery.
I had four 235AH 6V in my 5th, with 480 watts of solar and my normal depth of discharge was about 30%, befor that they were on my trailer for 10 years and they would see diacharges up to 50% once and a while.
what do I recomend now, if you can aford to spend a bit more up front, and don't have the extreem cold camping habbit, get LiFePo4. the price has come way down in the last year and size and weight wise I could get the same useable AH with about 1/4 the weight and 1/3 the size (aprox) and not have to worry about depth of dischare as they do 3-4000 cycles at 100% discharge. so that would easily last you 20 years cycling them every weekend also because of the 100% discharge capability you dont need to buy way more than you need, just buy enough to cover the normal camping trip plus a few days, or put solar on them.
Steve
That is longer than I expected, but under normal circumstances I would expect to get at least 5 years, but I would also be dissapointed if i only got 5 years if you know what I mean.
if you get a good replacement charger, size your bank properly, and do you water checks frequently there is no reason to not go 5 years min and most likely closer to 10 years on a good quality 6V GC2 battery.
I had four 235AH 6V in my 5th, with 480 watts of solar and my normal depth of discharge was about 30%, befor that they were on my trailer for 10 years and they would see diacharges up to 50% once and a while.
what do I recomend now, if you can aford to spend a bit more up front, and don't have the extreem cold camping habbit, get LiFePo4. the price has come way down in the last year and size and weight wise I could get the same useable AH with about 1/4 the weight and 1/3 the size (aprox) and not have to worry about depth of dischare as they do 3-4000 cycles at 100% discharge. so that would easily last you 20 years cycling them every weekend also because of the 100% discharge capability you dont need to buy way more than you need, just buy enough to cover the normal camping trip plus a few days, or put solar on them.
Steve
