Battery questions for a newbie?
I apologize beforehand for my beginner or dumb questions. I have a 2014 TT that I purchased last year. It came from the dealer with an Interstate battery..model SRM-24. Now I admit that I never ever d...
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Pull up the specs on both batteries and compare. From what I can gather in your post, the dealer has more to gain (or less to lose) by telling you the battery is good, no matter how many green lights he shows you. That being said, he may be one of the few honest out there and telling you the truth.
As you have stated, you are not going to use your battery for much.......at least that't the plan. I cannot recount how many times the various CGs I have visited lost power unexpectedly. It happens. If it is a day long event, a good battery is the difference between "not a big deal" or " I just had replace everything in the fridge today". Hot water and showers are nice too.... I mean isn't that the reason many of us buy TTs?
One thing you are also going to want to do to keep your battery tip top, make sure you are using a 4 stage converter charger on the TT. Other wise you run the risk of boiling your batteries dry. At the very least it will keep the battery much longer.
As for whether or not a battery is "absolutely" needed....... only if you tow. Your breakaway switch is there to keeps your trailer from running you over in when the worst chain of events happen before you can act accordingly. Moreover, it's the law.
As you have stated, you are not going to use your battery for much.......at least that't the plan. I cannot recount how many times the various CGs I have visited lost power unexpectedly. It happens. If it is a day long event, a good battery is the difference between "not a big deal" or " I just had replace everything in the fridge today". Hot water and showers are nice too.... I mean isn't that the reason many of us buy TTs?
One thing you are also going to want to do to keep your battery tip top, make sure you are using a 4 stage converter charger on the TT. Other wise you run the risk of boiling your batteries dry. At the very least it will keep the battery much longer.
As for whether or not a battery is "absolutely" needed....... only if you tow. Your breakaway switch is there to keeps your trailer from running you over in when the worst chain of events happen before you can act accordingly. Moreover, it's the law.
