battery

i bought 2 of the batteries list in my post,
Cabela's Advanced Anglers™ AGM Battery – Size 24,,,
Advanced Anglers series uses a separator similar to fiberglass to hold the electrolyte in place. This physical bond between the separator fibers, the lead plates and the container completely eliminates leaks and makes these some of the most vibration- and impact-resistant batteries on the market. These completely maintenance-free batteries also serve double duty on the water, serving as either a cranking battery or a deep-cycle power source. In testing, this design lasted through up to 600 drain/charge cycles, giving it a life span far surpassing conventional batteries. threaded post Meets all EPA/OSHA marine requirements. FAA and DOT approved. 18-month warranty. my truck is Chevy 2008 1500 X-cab 5.3 373 posi 4x4 z-71
anyone know if the truck camper is connected to the Chevy, will the camper drain the Chevy battery too when parked and not running the truck. i connect the truck camper from the bumper connection/plug,7 blade one

If the OP bought that AGM battery from Cabella's, there won't be a need for ecualizing. If the battery is ever abused or is improperly maintained, it may need a conditioning regimen.

If the OP is worried about the camper battery discharging the truck's battery, he should look under the hood to see if a battery isolator is present. If not, they are easy and inexpensive to install.

Don't worry about it not being a 4 stage... it just means it gives the batts a blast at about 14.8v occasionally. It's not true equalizing, anyway. Keep the batts full on a regular basis, and don't let them sit in a discharged state, and they'll be fine. And full means FULL, not near full. List what batts you bought, and several here can tell you what they'll need for proper charging.

If they ever do require EQ'ing, do it right. Mexicowanderer has at least one thread dedicated to EQ'ing.

thanks for the link, thanks for help,ideas.
I have already purchased batteries. i have a three stage charger with float in my travel trailer,(bummer that it,s not 4 stage) these batteries are for my truck camper, and I purchase of a PD 9245c (pendent too) charger for truck camper and only one of the batteries will fit in the battery compartment, I place the other one on the floor of the truck camper. one battery runs the fridge and such, The other battery will sit on the floor that one to my television and computer, I know nothing about truck camper charging to camper from truck,,, worry that the truck camper will drain the pickup truck truck battery, so that's why I have two. I believe the old charger fried my yellow top battery, because it has solid 13.6 volt Charge all the time, brand name of it is magnetek. it,s very old one, truck camper is 2003 model year.

would this fit? It would definitely last longer
http://www.apexbattery.com/powersonic-ps-121100-12v-110ah-battery.html?utm_source=googlepepla&utm_medium=adwords&id=78242866146&gclid=CPWdlsfyu8MCFQotaQod1QgAEg

If you have a Costco around, you can get a Group 24 deep cycle/marine battery for about $89.00. Pretty decent battery, I put 2 in my old trailer that I sold to a friend and they still work great after 2 years.

Divide battery CCA by pounds of weight. Then compare it to a starting battery or known cyclable battery. The results should be obvious.

Getting the right battery sure does add to the human stress factor.

Your older trailer probably still has the single mode CONVERTER installed in it which only produces a constant 13.6VDC Charging voltage. Changing this to a more modern SMART MODE charger would really help your battery long life.

I always watch out for any battery that lists cranking amps as this really is an indication they are hybrid type batteries and not so much a good DEEP CYCLE battery that you really want to have on the trailer for best results.

I got my trailer in 2008 and dded three more Interstate batteries to get a larger battery bank to support my camping off the power grid better. Right away I lost one of the Interstate GP24 batteries which came up with a shorted cell. When I checked the battery for the first time after the one battery went bad I noticed all the batteries were low on fluids and I could see signs of them being boiled over. It turns out my single mode ELIXIR converter producing a constant 13.6VDC is right on the edge of boiling out the fluids over time.

I replaced the ELIXIR 30AMP Converter for a WFCO 8900 Series Power Distribution Center which had a WF8945 Converter module in the bottom compartment. Then I found out the WF8900 series converter did not like to go into SMART MODE charging voltages so I had to purchase a PD9260C Converter to replace it. I need the 60AMP anyway to manage four batteries. When that PD9260C arrived from AMAZON I just couldn't throw away the brand new WF8945 Converter which was only a month old so I ended up leaving it in place and just added the PD9260C Converter in a stand alone position closer to the battery bank. I decided i would use the WF8945 as a back up unit. I just flip the circuit breaker for which converter I want to use.

Bottom line is my three remaining GP24 Interstate 12V Batteries has been running great now since 2009 and giving me great performance. The smart mode converter actually takes great care of the batteries automatic for you. I still check the fluids out of bait at least once a month now but they are always full.

My three Interstate are just now falling off on performance since being installed since 2008 and I will probably start looking for replacement batteries this season. I am seriously thinking about getting four each Trojan 12VDC T-1275 150AH Deep Cycle batteries. Having two needs for batteries one being running my Emergency Comms from my truck when on Weather Alerts and the other being camping off the power grid. I will have two T-1275s mounted on the trailer frame and two more added to the bed of the bed of the truck. This way I can support both off-the-grid battery functions. When camping I can combine the two battery banks giving me a hugh 600AH battery capacity...

I will be hoping to get a good 7 - 8 years out of these batteries...

Watching the performance of the batteries is a big deal with me since we camp off the power grid most of the time. Will do all the things we can do with our batteries when camping and when the drop down to around the 50% charge state then will re-charge back to 90% charge state using my 2KW Honda Generator to provide 120VAC to the trailer to allow my PD9260C Converter. Doing it this way only requires around three hours generator run time to re-charge the battery bank.

This is my current battery setup for my small footprint OFF-ROAD POPUP trailer


Just passing along what we do with our batteries...
Roy Ken

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