Battery Purchase
My four month old camper came with a dual purpose marine battery and I want to increase my electrical capacity. I realize that dual purpose is not the best choice, but should I pair it with a true de...
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We drycamp a lot with only two 12 volt batteries. During the night we use the furnace a lot, too, plus a CPAP machine - all from just these two 12 volt batteries. About every other day we recharge them from the engine alternator for a little while and then continue with a generator feeding the stock RV converter ganged up with a regular Sears cheap car battery charger.
I agree with most posts above ... all the OP needs is another identical 12V battery to get by ... for probably quite some time yet before spending more money.
By the way, multiple 12 volt RV batteries should be hooked together in a balanced way, as pianotuna mentioned earlier. However, this is a lot of work to make happen when using three 12 volt batteries ... but simple to do using only two 12 volt batteries, as pianotuna showed with his diagram.
I agree with most posts above ... all the OP needs is another identical 12V battery to get by ... for probably quite some time yet before spending more money.
By the way, multiple 12 volt RV batteries should be hooked together in a balanced way, as pianotuna mentioned earlier. However, this is a lot of work to make happen when using three 12 volt batteries ... but simple to do using only two 12 volt batteries, as pianotuna showed with his diagram.
