Chassis?Starter Grp 31 AGM. CROWN1 AGM?
I've been spending a few weeks trying to save my current CAT 8D Maintenance Free Starter Battery, due to an unfortunate few days of drain from Fog Lights being left on. (Pretty sure I have them back, ...
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I have right side up AGM house batteries (transferred from the truck camper) for one of the two house battery banks in the Class C, but in this case it is for mounting them inside the rig where gassing would be a problem with Flooded batts. (Not enough room in outside compartments for all the batts needed)
One advantage of having batts inside (which must be AGMs or else Flooded in a special vented sealed box) is that in winter, they stay warm and do not lose a bunch of AH capacity out in the cold.
This can mean you don't need so many batteries in cold weather. Depends on the math of the scenario whether you come out more even on the money side by being able to get away with fewer AGMs inside where it is warm than with more Floodeds outside in the cold.
I have not got to the point of considering having deep cycle starting batts. My Flooded bank (transferred from the 5er) is getting near the end of its life and the starting batt is an unknown (got this rig in October) so I am reading LY's posts and thinking hmmmm.
One advantage of having batts inside (which must be AGMs or else Flooded in a special vented sealed box) is that in winter, they stay warm and do not lose a bunch of AH capacity out in the cold.
This can mean you don't need so many batteries in cold weather. Depends on the math of the scenario whether you come out more even on the money side by being able to get away with fewer AGMs inside where it is warm than with more Floodeds outside in the cold.
I have not got to the point of considering having deep cycle starting batts. My Flooded bank (transferred from the 5er) is getting near the end of its life and the starting batt is an unknown (got this rig in October) so I am reading LY's posts and thinking hmmmm.
