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RKW
Sep 14, 2019Explorer II
Gdetrailer wrote:
What a complete waste of money on a AGM battery for THIS purpose.
For what YOU are doing a much cheaper group 24 or 27 combo RV/marine LEAD ACID battery WILL do exactly what you need to do AND should be able to squeak out 8-10 yrs of life provided you are able to add water (IE has removable caps).
Been there, done that with my first TT, ran furnace overnight and still had some battery leftover in the morning..
Sometimes we can easily get caught up in modern battery/technology hype and willing to dump tons of money into plain overkill..
Kind of like using a cannon to swat a fly..
It's funny you should mention running the furnace overnight. That's one of the reasons I wanted a 200ah bank. My previous bank was 2 Trojan T-105's. I tend to drift to overkill to be prepared for the odd time I think I'll need that "extra". My stereo system has to too many watts of power, my car goes too fast, and my barbeque grill can cook 20 hamburgers at a time.
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