Well our new to us 98 Winnebago 35 adventurer needs some new batteries. I'll rattle on with a few questions and if anyone has some better ideas fire away :)I pulled one of the house batteries out last fall cause it seemed to be heating up and losing cranking amps. I figured one would work. It has but I think I'll be going back to two and using group 27 deep cycle. Any problems with rural kings $69 special?Next chassis battery is down to 3 to 4 volts after trying to charge it. Sounds like shorted or just needs replaced. It takes a group 58 and I'm thinking of just putting in a group 27 deep cycle for it too. Might even rotate with house batteries if makes things last longer. Any issues? Also I figured out that converter doesn't charge my chassis battery. Which is better for the battery keep trickle charger to it or use a jumper to the house batteries? Thanks in advance.

The pair of group 27 deep cycles are fine for the house batteries. I had to replace my 7 year old house batteries this week. Personally, I went with a pair of Interstate Golf Cart 6v batteries wired in series. However, that was just a personal choice, and a pair of 12v deep cycle batteries wired in parallel is fine.Do not go with a deep cycle for the chassis battery. Stay with a starting battery.Put a Trik-L-Start on. I ran my chassis battery down 2 or 3 times in 3 years before it died. When I replaced it, I installed a Trik-L-Start and have never had another problem in the 4 years since.To install, find the relay that connects the two sets of batteries together. The Trik-L-Start has 3 wires. Wire one is to the chassis battery side of the relay. Wire two is to the house battery side of the relay. Wire three is to vehicle ground. Simple. Works.

Your chassis battery would depend on what chassis you have. I would stay with cranking amps equal to or more then the group 58(?). What chassis do you have?Coach batteries depend on what style of camping you do. If you use campgrounds with hook ups all the time one group 27 would be enough. If you dry camp part of the time, then two would be better. If you do a lot of dry camping then I would suggest two 6 volt batteries wired in series for about $80 each at Costco or Sam's Club.

instead of rural king ,go wal mart. if theres ever a problem? theres a wal mart every where.

Hi,Another volt for Trik-l-Start. While you are at it add a modest solar system.

Thanks for the replies. Thought about a 5 or 7 watt trickle charging solar panel sitting on the dash.

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KD4UPL
Explorer
Jan 27, 2015
For what it cost to buy a little 15 watt "charger" solar panel, plus the trouble of installing it, you would be better off buying a 100 watt panel and have it be actually useful for camping.
Those tiny little 5 to 15 watt panels are pretty useless.
stew47
Explorer
Jan 27, 2015
Any advice on solar charging set ups?
pianotuna
Nomad III
Jan 27, 2015
Hi Stew47,

5 watts will do nothing for you.
stew47
Explorer
Jan 26, 2015
Thanks for the replies. Thought about a 5 or 7 watt trickle charging solar panel sitting on the dash.
pianotuna
Nomad III
Jan 26, 2015
Hi,

Another volt for Trik-l-Start. While you are at it add a modest solar system.
midnightsadie
Explorer II
Jan 26, 2015
instead of rural king ,go wal mart. if theres ever a problem? theres a wal mart every where.
enblethen
Nomad
Jan 26, 2015
Your chassis battery would depend on what chassis you have. I would stay with cranking amps equal to or more then the group 58(?). What chassis do you have?
Coach batteries depend on what style of camping you do. If you use campgrounds with hook ups all the time one group 27 would be enough. If you dry camp part of the time, then two would be better. If you do a lot of dry camping then I would suggest two 6 volt batteries wired in series for about $80 each at Costco or Sam's Club.
Bobbo
Explorer II
Jan 26, 2015
The pair of group 27 deep cycles are fine for the house batteries. I had to replace my 7 year old house batteries this week. Personally, I went with a pair of Interstate Golf Cart 6v batteries wired in series. However, that was just a personal choice, and a pair of 12v deep cycle batteries wired in parallel is fine.

Do not go with a deep cycle for the chassis battery. Stay with a starting battery.

Put a Trik-L-Start on. I ran my chassis battery down 2 or 3 times in 3 years before it died. When I replaced it, I installed a Trik-L-Start and have never had another problem in the 4 years since.

To install, find the relay that connects the two sets of batteries together. The Trik-L-Start has 3 wires. Wire one is to the chassis battery side of the relay. Wire two is to the house battery side of the relay. Wire three is to vehicle ground. Simple. Works.

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