Dual Battery Setup on 2010 Starcraft 176RB
Hey all, Does anyone out there have a dual battery setup on their Starcraft 176 RB or the Jayco trailer it is a clone of? If so, could you please post a picture so I can see how you arranged the...
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RoyB wrote:
This is the spec sheet for the TROJAN T105 6VDC Golf Cart Battery. You will need two of these wired in series to make a 12VDC battery but you gain a bigger capacity. These batteries (Look-alikes) are also offered by COSTCO and SAMS CLUB GC2 batteries at around $70 each. You will end up with alot of battery capacity for a very good price and a two year warranty I think they have.
TROJAN T105 6VDC Battery Specs
Get the battery that suits your RV lifestyle but you also need to get a lock-up box or some secure method to keep your new batteries as safe from thief as you can.
The GC2 batteries are very popular among the RV guys...
Roy Ken
My wife and I typical go for a weekend (3-4 days), but once a year for the bow hunt we go for about ten days. With the stock 12 v battery that came with the trailer, it lasted about 2-3 days and then I was running the generator every day for a couple hours to keep the lights on for the night. I would like to be able to go quite a bit longer than than. So I would really like to go to the dual 6v set up, and at $70 a piece that isn't much more than one 12v deep cycle would run me.
I plan on doing something to secure the batteries. When the battery was stolen it was just in a standard battery box with a fabric strap holding it closed. I knew better than to leave it in the trailer where I had it parked (battery and propane tank thefts have been on the news in my area lately). I was just lazy the last time after we got back and didn't feel like lugging the monster up to our second story apartment. I was thinking of just getting a section of heavy duty chain and locking it around the battery box to prevent the lid from being removed easily.
I am currently building a house, which should be done the first part of January. Once we are in there. The battery(s) will be in the garage or basement when not in use. And eventually the trailer will be secured behind a fence/gate in the back yard.
Does anyone know where I can find the specs on the original battery?
