maximizing battery capacity
I have an 8 foot camper with a 100 watt solar panel and charger. Right now I have a group 24 12v battery and would like to increase the amp hr capacity, I was wanting to run two 6v in parallel but I c...
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Notice in MEXICOWANDERER'S post that he mentioned absorbed glass mat (AGM) batteries.
These batteries are "dry", in that there is no liquid in them. They do not have to be mounted upright. They can be mounted so as to lay on their sides.
The dimensions that you provided for your battery storage area should easily handle two deep cycle 6 volt AGM batteries (hooked up in series with each other), or two deep cycle 12 volt AGM batteries (hooked up in parallel with each other) - with the two batteries laying on their sides. You always want "deep cycle" type batteries in your RV. Either of these two setups should provide you with a total of 220 amp hours to 250 amp hours of RV battery capacity.
Interstate does offer 12 volt deep cycle AGM batteries, as do many other suppliers. I had two 12 volt Interstate deep cycle AGM batteries in our RV for about 8 years. I recently replaced them with two larger capacity Fullriver deep cycle AGM batteries. Lifeline (as mentioned by MEXICOWANDERER) deep cycle AGM batteries are also very good.
These batteries are "dry", in that there is no liquid in them. They do not have to be mounted upright. They can be mounted so as to lay on their sides.
The dimensions that you provided for your battery storage area should easily handle two deep cycle 6 volt AGM batteries (hooked up in series with each other), or two deep cycle 12 volt AGM batteries (hooked up in parallel with each other) - with the two batteries laying on their sides. You always want "deep cycle" type batteries in your RV. Either of these two setups should provide you with a total of 220 amp hours to 250 amp hours of RV battery capacity.
Interstate does offer 12 volt deep cycle AGM batteries, as do many other suppliers. I had two 12 volt Interstate deep cycle AGM batteries in our RV for about 8 years. I recently replaced them with two larger capacity Fullriver deep cycle AGM batteries. Lifeline (as mentioned by MEXICOWANDERER) deep cycle AGM batteries are also very good.
