Battery hints/tips
Awhile back I recall seeing a topic on battery maintenance.... including things such as additives, mineral oil use, automatic watering setups, etc. I did a search and can't seem to find it. We j...
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smkettner wrote:
First review your charging system. Including how do you keep the chassis battery charged.
x2 and really depends on your specific use profile, so you could get a lot of different opinions on this depending on what others think your needs are. For example if you have the typical 4 6volt house battery with dual 12 volt starting batteries and the coach sits in unpowered storage a lot then:
100 watt solar panel with a morningstar sunsaver duo controller will keep both your house and starting batteries in tip top condition all the time. Costs about $150 for the panel, $100 for the controller and $50 in wire/stuff. $300 and you have a hands off fully automatic battery maintence system that will keep the batteries good for years (like 8 to 10 for most people)
