Battery Maintenance
We recently bought our first coach and need advice on maintaining the batteries. Before I ask my questions, here is some history on the coach. When we fist bought it, the chassis batteries weren't...
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wa8yxm wrote:
The Xantrex Freedom is a programmable charger If it is set properly (The default should be proper for your batteries) it will do a very good job.
Monthly addition of water (Depends on how much) is Well you should check em monthly but Mine went 4 years before I needed to add. Progressive Dynamics 9180+ wizard.
But if you only need to add a cup or you are in about the same use rate.
So I checked the charger settings and I noticed that the Battery Capacity is set at the default of 250AH. Do I need to add the house batteries and the chassis batteries even though the Xantrex is only hooked up to the house batteries, the chassis batteries are connected via the magnum combiner?
My understanding (math), the 2 20Ah 6V in series would make a 12V, 40Ah bank and then when connected in parallel to the same would make a 12V 80Ah bank. The chassis batteries, which have approximately a 160Ah, so do I set the inverter charger battery capacity at 80ah or the combine total of 240AH.
