Speaking of batteries...
I don't want to hijack the other battery thread...they're getting deep into AGM's, etc. My Bigfoot batteries are 8 year old deep cycle Interstates, group 24, traditional flooded plates. They gotta be ...
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Yeti plus wrote:
Same camper, but with new batteries!
Batteries seemed fine when we headed out to Alaska at the end of May. Worked fine until mid July when they just up and wouldn't hold a charge.
I think they didn't like powering the inverter the 2 or 3 times we used it.
Replaced with a pair of Group 27 from Auto Zone in Fairbanks.
Had no concerns after that about having enough power. We were driving most days so batteries were charged back up, and also got charged by campsite power when we had it.
Auto zone has a tester that will tell how they are holding charge, both mine were not doing well. Charge up the batteries and take them in for testing. Only problem is you need to take them into the store. No fun wrestling those weights out and back in.
Brian
Do you have the OEM tray in your battery compartment? I need to do some fine measuring to see if the 27's will fit mine. I'm wanting to get ahead of the battery issue so I don't have to deal with this on the road. I've got Auto Zone and O'Reilly next door to each other here in my small town outside Houston. My first thought was WalMart just for the convenience of nationwide replacement. But they don't seem to want to sell batteries. They were out of lawn mower batteries for months, now no deep cycle 24 in the store or online.
Right now I'm not looking for a project. I've got my hands full keeping 2 RV's and 2 boats "ship shape". I may address solar sometime.
Hey Lance...did you get the East Penn batteries in store? I don't see them on line at Batteries Plus. I may call them later. Our 5th wheel has 2 Duracell group 24 from Batteries Plus. Seem as good as any.
