Positioning of 2 coach batteries in motorhome
Hi all, Just purchased a Class C and had a second battery installed for the coach. When picking it up I noticed that the second battery is butted right up against the other battery (in other wor...
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Newbiecampers wrote:
Should they be separated by some space for better cooling/prevention of potential damage as they rub together/etc..?
That depends on whether or not you will be traveling much on rough road surfaces.
We take our motorhome off-highway so in our case, yes ... I do keep some separation between our batteries and each one has it's own metal hold-down bracket.
You are not being paranoid. You are wise in being thoughtful, careful, and like a Marine ... "hope for the best and plan for the worst".
P.S. "Rough roads" does not mean only off-highway or off-road ... I assume you are familiar with some of the terrible highway road surfaces we all have to travel on nowadays. Make believe you are a heavy battery being transported along these roads, and then take action accordingly. ;)
