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Thai
Explorer
May 01, 2018

Adding a 2nd 'Similar' but not Identical Battery?

I'd like to add a 2nd battery to our new TT. Currently it is (came with trailer): Group 24 550 CCA 675 CA 140 RC The 2nd battery I can get from a local Canadian Tire is: Group 24 65 Amp H...
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theoldwizard1
Explorer II
May 02, 2018
time2roll wrote:
Yes those are fine together. Next time you spend money replace both.
Usage, care and maintenance will be a far bigger factor on how long they live.

Just a note, those are NOT true deep discharge batteries ! Depending on your short term NEED for extra capacity, you might want to wait a bit and get two 6V golf cart batteries. These would actually give you more capacity.

Golf cart batteries (size GC2) are sold at both Sams Club and Costco in the US for about $90.

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