Group 45 deep cycle battery

bbqandbeer wrote:
I still need to figure out though why my shore power doesn't charge the house battery. I have another post about that, but I checked when I put the new battery in, and I'm not getting a charge when on shore power, ONLY when the alternator is running...

First be sure that your house battery disconnect switch is not in the OFF position.

After that you need a multi-meter to check, for instance, to see if you are getting 110 V AC at the input of the converter/charger. If yes, and there is no 12 V output, then the converter or a fuse in/on it has blown or the converter has gone bad.

Just to fill everyone in. The wheelchair battery was too small in my opinion, so I went w/ a group 45 starter battery. I know it's not optimal, but for this season, it should work. I will try this fall to relocate the battery to a compartment, so I can put a regular deep cycle in there for best performance. I still need to figure out though why my shore power doesn't charge the house battery. I have another post about that, but I checked when I put the new battery in, and I'm not getting a charge when on shore power, ONLY when the alternator is running...

I think a Gp 22 will fit and is a common deep cycle AGM for wheelchairs.
But I have to say both the 45 and 22 are small for a house battery, maybe 55 amp hrs or so.

This Chart of BCI Battery Dimensions might help you. Can you modify the battery box/mounting to use a more popular size, like a Group 24 or 27? By "Popular" I'm thinking of the Deep Cycle/Trolling Motor batteries I see at Walmart.

Sam Spade wrote:
What brand and model of C do you have with the HOUSE battery under this hood of the truck ???

Its a Damon Ultrasport, 1994. Many of the Damon models have the house and chassis batteries under the hood.

What brand and model of C do you have with the HOUSE battery under this hood of the truck ???