Slides and batteries
We have a 2005 Holiday Rambler Ambassador 40' DP with four slides. The largest, heaviest slide is the street side in the living room. Two days ago we were UNHOOKED from utilities and the LR slide c...
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Aging batteries can show a good charge or charging but will quickly deplete available amps under a load. Your convertor/charger probably does not have enough capacity to recharge AND move a large slide. If the engine alternator can be cross connected to the house DC circuits you might get by but either way after ten years you got a lot of life out of the batteries.
I'm running two Sam's Club 6VDC GC2 Duracell batteries in my coach. No problems after three camping seasons. Sam's gave me $15 core pay back on the dead 12VDC batteries which took the price down to just under $65 each. AGMs are nice and are worth considering but when you can get two venting batteries for less than the price of 1 AGM it's had to pass up.
I'm running two Sam's Club 6VDC GC2 Duracell batteries in my coach. No problems after three camping seasons. Sam's gave me $15 core pay back on the dead 12VDC batteries which took the price down to just under $65 each. AGMs are nice and are worth considering but when you can get two venting batteries for less than the price of 1 AGM it's had to pass up.
