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Mary Lane · Coarsegold, California Very informative and easy to understand. Thank you. Like · Reply ·
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Mark Cruze · Supervisor at U.S. Department of Agriculture There’s a new way called EZbattery (www.EZbattery.info) to bring nearly any type of old battery back to life so it’s just like new again. This method works with nearly every type of battery out there ...and it’s simple and quick. In case you’re wondering, you’ll be able to bring car, phone, and laptop batteries back to life with this. It even works with solar/off-grid, marine, golf cart, and forklift batteries. Plus, many more! Like · Reply ·
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Roberts Audrey · Las Cruces, New Mexico Mark! thank you!! Like · Reply · 1y
Roberts Audrey · Las Cruces, New Mexico That solution worked perfectly for me!! Like · Reply · 1y Show 3 more replies in this thread
Mary Lane · Coarsegold, California Dear Gary, I am a lady in my 70's who has been RVing full time for 20 years. I don't understand a lot about technical issues. When I got my current RV 7 years ago, it was 2 years old and I installed 4 glas mat batteries because I didn't want to do battery maintenance often and I boondock a lot. Now I am boondocking, and although I run my generator for about 4-5 hours a day, and I have 3 small solar panels, within a few hours of nightfall, watching TV on my digital (low amperage draw), my lights start to dim. This is indicating low battery readings on my house batteries, no doubt. Do you think it is time to replace the glas mat batteries? Do you have any other suggestions? Thanks. Mary Lane Like · Reply ·
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Kathryn Johnson · University Of Nebraska I realize this is a year old, but in case you didnt get help or someone else needs assistance. Need to know: Your Rv has 2 electrical systems: 1. a 12 volt DIRECT current (DC) system and 2. a 120 volt ALTERNATING current (AC) system. They are NOT interchangeable. Boondocking power - The 12 v DC system - portable power/off grid: This is the power system that is used when boondocking. This system is powered by the rv's portable12v battery and powers simple rv systems such as lp furnace, lp fridge, water pump, overhead lights, signal systems etc. It powers life support systems barely. RV p... See More Like · Reply ·
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Stephano Christophero · Owner/ President at "Absolute Awesome" Entertainment Kathryn Johnson You have very good info. Would you be able to help me figure out how many and what type of power sources I should plan on getting for the items I need to run? I'm planning on getting a trailer and converting it for weekends to camp and do music shows. This will take about 500w for the amps and then I'll need some power for an LED lite show, I'll play for no more than 2 hours. Don't know if one battery & invertor would cover it. But... I could always get a duplicate back up system in case I needed it. And I could always set up my Jeep to re-charge the two batteries on the way f... See More Like · Reply · 1y
Johnnie Edward Byers Very good and easy to understand. Like · Reply ·
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Zach Spezze · Western State College of Colorado I am looking for some advice... I have a brand new fully charged Super Start 12-volt 27 group deep cycle battery; and a brand new fully charged Exide 12-volt 24 group deep cycle battery. I want to increase my amp hours and not my voltage for my travel trailer right? Since they're both 12-volt, does it matter that one is 27 group and one is 24 group? Finally, should I connect them in series or parallel? Like · Reply · 3y
David Musgrave · Head Groundskeeper at Our own park in McDade, Texas Parallel. The 24 will "empty" faster than the 27, but hardly noticeable. Try not to take them lower than 50% anyway. Series will give you 24 volts. Like · Reply · 2y
Jeff Simono · Palmer, Alaska Batteries connected in series or parallel should be of same type and age. I can't say why exactly, but that is always the rule that I have seen over and over for years. Like · Reply · 2y
Zach Spezze · Western State College of Colorado Thanks. My post is 2 years old now. I ran them in parallel and it all worked out beautifully. No issues with either battery, even with them being different groups. I take very good care of them in the offseason too, which makes all the difference in longevity. I also don't keep the trailer on shore power longer than to get the fridge cold prior to use, so that my converter doesn't ruin them by being plugged in nonstop (converters usually don't have a "maintenance mode" when full charge is reached and will stay on full charge mode which causes the fluid to evaporate and ruin them.). And in winter I disconnect them, take them into my garage and keep them off the cold concrete and on plywood on my work bench instead and every couple weeks or once a month I put them on the charger until they reach maintenance mode. Worked great so far. I've come a heck of a long way since my original post here. I was definitely a rookie travel trailer owner then. Happy trails! Like · Reply · 45w Show 2 more replies in this thread
Francine Hernandez · Santa Fe High School (California) I'm new to RVg on my own, Thank you thank you for making this info easy to understand and good advise and ideas on not emptying the check book. Appreciate you help! Like · Reply ·
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