AC power question & problem
We've had our rig sitting in our machine shed for about a month and a half, with the battery mode switched to storage. Went to check the rig, and we plugged in the AC power because I wanted to do som...
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Big Katuna wrote:
After you get new batteries and you start leaving it plugged in, your next problem will be the batteries losing electrolyte. I highly recommend adding a battery watering system like Pro Fill. It lets you stick a hose in a gallon of distilled water , squeeze a bulb to fill all your batteries at once.
Now that all depends on your RV.. new batteries in this coach...
Well the factory batteires are a pair of GC-2.. Plus one Group 78 for the chassis, That is 300 amp hours worth of battery.
Damon put in a Progressive Dynamics 9180 + Charge wizard
When the Interstate U-2200s were new they needed water annually, after a few years more often but when new annually, Plugged in any time Im not on the road or boondocking, (like 3 weeks a year).
Lasted 9 years, now have some Deka G-20's in there (few more amp hours) also added some other batteries so I now have over 500 amp hour just for the house.
SOME converters will boil batteries dry in as little as 2 weeks,,, Some,,, a year or more.
