Exploded battery - why?
This battery was wired in parallel to it's twin. Water level was last checked 60 days ago. This is in a 2014 Lance truck camper - I'm second owner and assume that this is the original equipment ...
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Okay, it was a five or six hour job cleaning up the acid. (Some disassembly of the battery compartment was required.)
Today I will install new batteries and a STRAP to secure them.
On retrospect, the factory did not include a strap - the batteries fit very snug into their tray.
However, the battery compartment is located in the tail of camper, behind the rear axle. (See signature picture below)
That location is the worst possible place for weight distribution.
I now realize that it's also like riding in the back of the bus; all the road bumps are amplified.
Its a truck camper. We go where others fear to tread. Now we go just a little bit slower. :)
Today I will install new batteries and a STRAP to secure them.
On retrospect, the factory did not include a strap - the batteries fit very snug into their tray.
However, the battery compartment is located in the tail of camper, behind the rear axle. (See signature picture below)
That location is the worst possible place for weight distribution.
I now realize that it's also like riding in the back of the bus; all the road bumps are amplified.
Its a truck camper. We go where others fear to tread. Now we go just a little bit slower. :)
