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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / RVs / June 2006RV battery, again
Sorry for this again, but I have a 1 year old rig, w/ one 12v deep cycle. I may go camping without hookups this summer, and thought an additional battery would be useful. I have another spot for one, so I understand this would be wired in series? that meaning neg to neg, pos to pos?? I also am pretty sure I can get the same battery, so I hope the one year in age would not be a problem?? I think I mean parallel, I was thinking of the 2 six volt batteries > Sorry for this again, but I have a 1 year old rig, w/ one 12v deep cycle. > I may go camping without hookups this summer, and thought an additional > battery would be useful. I have another spot for one, so I understand this > would be wired in series? that meaning neg to neg, pos to pos?? I also am > pretty sure I can get the same battery, so I hope the one year in age > would not be a problem?? > I think I mean parallel, I was thinking of the 2 six volt batteries >> Sorry for this again, but I have a 1 year old rig, w/ one 12v deep [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >> pos to pos?? I also am pretty sure I can get the same battery, so I >> hope the one year in age would not be a problem?? No problem with what you are planning. Just remember, when you don't have that cord plugged in, everything you turn on is drawing current until you turn it off. You don't use any current unless it is absolutely necessary. No 12 volt TV, 12 volt coffee maker, 12 volt hair curlers, no outside lights, only1 inside light on at the time, etc. Tom J Nothing wrong with a second battery. Just be sure you put it into a good case and vent/drain it properly. This kind of hardware, and advice, is available at most RV dealers and isn't very expensive (especially advice). Also remember that if everything is working right you are charging while pulling. Just for reference, we spent six nights in Smoky Mountain NP without hookups about 1-1/2 years ago on a single battery (31' 5th wheel). We had to run the engine for awhile after about four nights to get the battery charged again and did fine after that. About six months later we tried the same thing in Rocky Mountain NP and had trouble running two or three nights at a time. The following spring dropped to one night and we had to change batteries. It isn't a bad idea to charge your battery overnight once a month or so during the off-season just to keep it happy. I usually mark the calendar and do the trailer and our back-up sump pump batteries at the same time. RonB I went to where I bought the trailer, and bought the same battery, same case, and wires. Finished it all up just 10 minutes ago. Thanks for all the responses. I feel I can pee farther already, LOL. > Nothing wrong with a second battery. Just be sure you put it into a good > case and vent/drain it properly. This kind of hardware, and advice, is [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > RonB > I went to where I bought the trailer, and bought the same battery, same > case, and wires. Finished it all up just 10 minutes ago. Thanks for all the > responses. I feel I can pee farther already, LOL. Just be sure you have a good charge before you take off. If you don't have a hydrometer, get one so you can make a good measurement. Good charger is in line too. There are several good sites for information on batteries and maintenance. Such as: http://www.batteryfaq.org Go here.... http://www.auffarth.com/Videos/series.gif This makes it easy. > Sorry for this again, but I have a 1 year old rig, w/ one 12v deep cycle. > I may go camping without hookups this summer, and thought an additional > battery would be useful. I have another spot for one, so I understand this > would be wired in series? that meaning neg to neg, pos to pos?? I also am > pretty sure I can get the same battery, so I hope the one year in age > would not be a problem?? |
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