11-12-2023, 06:37 AM
One summer when we had #486 I had 4 of 6 8D batteries go bad while we were heading to Canada. Also was in the process of designing and buying my LiFePO4 system so didn't want to spend any money on more 8D's just to pull them out in a few months.
The 2 batteries just barely managed to make it through 12 hours running the fridge and a few other things. IOW I had to run the generator twice a day or either be driving or plugged in.
But it depends on how you use your coach. It would be fairly easy to do a check and see how long 2, 4, 6, etc. batteries would last for your usage. Mark your wires before you pull any off of your batteries!
Sealed batteries are a much better option over having to constantly check and add water and deal with the corrosion in a typical flooded lead acid battery.
The 2 batteries just barely managed to make it through 12 hours running the fridge and a few other things. IOW I had to run the generator twice a day or either be driving or plugged in.
But it depends on how you use your coach. It would be fairly easy to do a check and see how long 2, 4, 6, etc. batteries would last for your usage. Mark your wires before you pull any off of your batteries!
Sealed batteries are a much better option over having to constantly check and add water and deal with the corrosion in a typical flooded lead acid battery.
Forest & Cindy Olivier
1987 log cabin
2011 Roadtrek C210P
PO 1999 Foretravel 36'
1998 Newell 45' #486
1993 Newell 39' #337