safe to use sealed batteries in coach?
I'm thinking of expanding the battery bank in my Class C. About the only way to do this is to put a battery (batteries) inside the coach living area. I've read that "sealed" flooded batteries can be ...
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AGM batteries, yes.
Sealed (or unsealed) flooded batteries, not so much without battery cases sealed from the inside (and vented to the outside). This may not be too hard to achieve depending on your setup, truthfully.
If money is no object, you may wish to investigate lithium batteries.
If your Santara is set up like my '98 Santara, you can get a pair of golf cart batteries in the tray under the steps if you modify it to hold the batteries lower (giving more height clearance), which would give you about 220 Ah capacity without giving up any inside space. I posted something about how I did this awhile ago, but I can't find it with a quick search now...basically cutting the lower angle iron tray off and bolting on one made from deeper angle iron and fabricating some wooden blocks to keep the batteries in position. I use nylon tie-down straps from Harbor Freight to secure the batteries. It's worked out very well so far.
Sealed (or unsealed) flooded batteries, not so much without battery cases sealed from the inside (and vented to the outside). This may not be too hard to achieve depending on your setup, truthfully.
If money is no object, you may wish to investigate lithium batteries.
If your Santara is set up like my '98 Santara, you can get a pair of golf cart batteries in the tray under the steps if you modify it to hold the batteries lower (giving more height clearance), which would give you about 220 Ah capacity without giving up any inside space. I posted something about how I did this awhile ago, but I can't find it with a quick search now...basically cutting the lower angle iron tray off and bolting on one made from deeper angle iron and fabricating some wooden blocks to keep the batteries in position. I use nylon tie-down straps from Harbor Freight to secure the batteries. It's worked out very well so far.
