House Battery Dies Quickly
I own a 2004 Coachmen Mirada class A. Last year I replaced the house battery. Now my battery won't run my lights for more than a couple of hours before dying. As I live in Florida, I figured maybe the...
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The battery that is there is a Carquest marine battery, group 24. After alot of research since this morning, I am fairly convinced that I killed that battery, due to over-discharging, and maybe not recharging fully. That particular battery is a hybrid battery. The battery holder is significantly larger than the battery, maybe 2-3 inches larger, so I am guessing the original battery was larger. I contacted my mechanic and ordered a group 27...don't think anything larger would fit.I told him about what I read online and the advice I received on this post. He didn't even know that there is a hybrid deep cycle and a pure deep cycle. Made me feel better about being ignorant on the subject. Anyway, a pure deep cycle battery has been ordered, and hopefully that will work well. I read that these type of batteries should not be discharged past 80%, and after each use should be charged fully. That may be my problem in the future, as I do alot of boondocking/dry camping, and don't always have access to shore power. In any case, thanks everyone for the help.
