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โOct-31-2016 09:27 PM
usersmanual wrote:
seeing the unit comes with 2 27RV series its prudent to replace with such- going to two 6 volts may save some money he will also lose RC amps
a pair of good 27RV will have about 320 amps- 2 6volts to get one twelve will be around 220 amps RC
โOct-31-2016 07:34 PM
usersmanual wrote:As others have suggested, if you are getting two batteries, it's usually the most cost effective to get a pair of 6V golf cart batteries (provided you have sufficient height in your battery compartment).
seeing the unit comes with 2 27RV series its prudent to replace with such- going to two 6 volts may save some money he will also lose RC amps
a pair of good 27RV will have about 320 amps- 2 6volts to get one twelve will be around 220 amps RC
โOct-30-2016 09:21 PM
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โOct-30-2016 07:09 PM
As others have suggested, if you are getting two batteries, it's usually the most cost effective to get a pair of 6V golf cart batteries (provided you have sufficient height in your battery compartment).
โOct-30-2016 05:41 PM
โOct-30-2016 05:26 PM
Kaz wrote:Ivylog wrote:
Not sure how you have six-year-old batteries in the 2013 motorhome? For your usage I would go back with a single AGM battery and forget about it for six or eight years. Yes, I know you said no AGMs but once you've had them you'll never go back to the regular lead acid batteries.
Thanks, but since you don't intend to influence my judgment and don't advocate that I do what you just said, I'll ignore it. ๐ (That was a joke)
It's a 2013 model-year, which we bought in 2012, and which was manufactured in 2011, with components at least that old, maybe more. Therefore, the batteries are at least 5, maybe 6 (or more), years old.
Thanks for the suggestion, though.
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โOct-30-2016 04:03 PM
โOct-30-2016 04:01 PM
Ivylog wrote:
Not sure how you have six-year-old batteries in the 2013 motorhome? For your usage I would go back with a single AGM battery and forget about it for six or eight years. Yes, I know you said no AGMs but once you've had them you'll never go back to the regular lead acid batteries.
โOct-30-2016 12:43 PM
Kaz wrote:
The coach batteries in my motorhome are starting to show their age (6 years old) (accelerated because I once accidentally drained them to dead-zero) and I need a couple replacements. The current ones are a no-name (Harris) cheapo Group 27 lead-acid battery with a reserve capacity of 160 minutes at 25 amps (which actually isn't bad and translates to an AH rating of about 67 AH, plus or minus). We don't boondock and use the batteries only for lights, fans, etc., at night when power isn't available for some reason. We don't even have an inverter, so that's not an issue. I check the water level and clean the terminals every six months.
Therefore, I think all I need are basic lead-acid batteries. I certainly don't need AGM and unless I'm missing something, I don't even need gel. My first instinct was Wal-Mart, but those don't get very good reviews. Some other options are DieHard ($91 for 135 RC), Duracell ($99 for 90AH @ rate not specified), Duralast ($95 for 180 RC), and so on. Comparisons among such alternatives are hard because it seems like no one rates batteries using the same parameters and/or don't publish the full specs. G-r-r-r. For my purposes, though, maybe it doesn't matter anyway and I'm just being pointy-headed.
Anyway, I thought I'd check here to see if anyone wants to chime in. Otherwise, I'll just go with whatever impulse strikes me at the moment. Thoughts?
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