Trojan Batteries --- Heads -Up
I am wintering in Fort Myers, FL and my 11 year old Trojan 105's finally bit the dust. (Can you imagine that?) In searching for places that sell Trojans I found that "Batteries Plus" handle them and...
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JnJnKatiebug wrote:CG Dawson wrote:
Flanz, You're right, we never dry camp, are plugged in all of the time, have a charge wizard, and do the maintenance religiously. I really think the 11 years was a fluke though.
Mine are 8 years old and still hanging in there. They won't last as long as they did with heavy usage like the microwave. We dry camp about 25% of the time but keep them charged with the little Honda.
My Trojan's also went ~8yrs. We dry camp a lot and I keep a good eye on the batteries. Very rarely did I have to add water. This is because I think the built in charger did a good job keeping the batteries up. I also take them out of the coach during the winter and keep a charge on them. We camp about 6 - 7 months/yr.
I replaced the batteries with a couple of Interstate GC2-XHD-UT. Paid $132 at the Interstate store back in 2011. So far so good.
-paul
