New owner battery install question.
Installing a battery in our travel trailer and I'm not sure I've hooked it up correctly. After install the lights work and radio work but none of the ac outlets are working? I'm not sure if this is ...
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mobeewan wrote:
Checked the model number on your battery and it is a hybrid (dual purpose) marine starting battery. More for use on a boat for DC power along with starting the engine. It has deep cycle plates along with starting plates. Do not discharge it below 50 percent before recharging or it will shorten the battery life. A true deep cycle would serve better and allow discharging down to 20 percent before recharging and it will serve longer than a marine starting battery.
There was some a lot of good information on the following link about DC power for RV'ing.
The 12 volt side of life.
Thanks for the info. As of now we are just planning on camping at full hook up campgrounds for this first season of ownership.
once we are more comfortable with rving and we have the camper set up the way we want I will look at a deep cycle gel cell battery and installing a solar panel for those times we dry camp.
