Battery terminals question

[jarata1]

I need to buy a battery for my rv.
Do I hook it up with a ring terminal and if so what size ring,or do I use a regular terminal connector.
Also where do you buy your batteries and which ones do you buy

[time2roll]

jarata1 wrote:
Also where do you buy your batteries and which ones do you buy

Got mine at Costco GC2 x4
Currently Costco sells the light duty 208 amp/hr.
If purchasing today I would go Sams Club, US Battery or Trojan dealer for 232+ amp/hr.
If going AGM it would be Lifeline from the local supplier.

[Chris_Bryant]

Most batteries I have installed lately have both 5/16 studs ( or 8 mm).
Which battery to buy depends on what type of use you are going to have- a lot of boondocking or moving from park to park, and whether you have a converter or an inverter/charger.

[MEXICOWANDERER]

NOTE

Everybody has grumpy online days.

I wouldn't take it personally. What appears in text may not be what a respondent had in mind.

The range of forum participants varies from novice to "Very Experienced"

However "Need to know WHAT SIZE BATTERY" might have less abrupt 🙂

[MEXICOWANDERER]

enblethen. Kudos on your good basic info.

[enblethen]

Verify, but I believe it is 5/16 and 3/8.
I would get 3/8.
Make sure of the wire size for crimps. Yellow is for 10/12 wire. Larger wire maybe bare.
I inject electrical grease into the connectors before crimping.

[jarata1]

I don't want to get into a contest here and the post was good but didn't answer my specific question on size of terminal post that's all I wanted to know can we please put this to bed I know how to use forums

[beemerphile1]

jarata1 wrote:

2oldman wrote:

jarata1 wrote:
The battery in the front of the travel trailer that you use when there is no power at campground

No, that blue line means to click the link to read about 'what battery?' LOL

Next time oldman please give constructive advise thank you

I'm convinced that providing you with a previous multiple page discussion on your subject was constructive. That is, if you would actually take the time to read the thread that was linked.

You are new here, all of your questions have probably been asked and answered many times before. Providing a link alleviates the necessity of having the same discussion all over again.

[time2roll]

I believe most studs are 5/16". Optima D31T is 3/8" and maybe others.

[jarata1]

LOL You offered nothing in your posts but rudeness have a nice day

[2oldman]

jarata1 wrote:

2oldman wrote:

jarata1 wrote:
The battery in the front of the travel trailer that you use when there is no power at campground

No, that blue line means to click the link to read about 'what battery?' LOL

Next time oldman please give constructive advise thank you

So, you thank someone who answered only part of your question, you ignored the two links that were provided for you that answered your other question, and you diss me for having to tell you how to click a link?

Perhaps the moderator will remove all this wasted space. Have a nice day.

[jarata1]

2oldman wrote:

jarata1 wrote:
The battery in the front of the travel trailer that you use when there is no power at campground

No, that blue line means to click the link to read about 'what battery?' LOL

Next time oldman please give constructive advise thank you

[jarata1]

Thank you Mexico that's the answer I was looking for i

[MEXICOWANDERER]

Usually the positive terminal is marked on the battery case with a +

And the negative terminal is marked with a -

The positive terminal needs a 5/16" diameter hole ring terminal

The negative terminal needs a 1/4" diameter hole ring terminal

This is for a car size RV battery

[RoyB]

Different batteries will use different sizes I guess.. This is a spec sheet for the popular Trojan T105 battery

T105 Battery Specs


RoyKen