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AGM Done
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My house batteries will not hold a charge anymore.I can only get 10.5 volts after being charged for 8 hours.3 of them are leaking around terminals.They are at least 5 years old. I found a place close to me that sells lifeline 255ah 8da for 586.00 ea. Other than cleaning the terminals when I replace them is there anything else I need to do to them?

1995 # 390
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#2

Turn off battery disconnect switch. Take a picture of your connections and mark them as you disassemble. Negative post first. As I remove them I tag them with a wire label tag, noting position on which battery.

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Steve Bare
1999 Newell 2 slide #531
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(08-02-2017, 08:14 AM)rheavn Wrote:  Turn off battery disconnect switch.  Take a picture of your connections and mark them as you disassemble.  Negative post first.  As I remove them I tag them with a wire label tag, noting position on which battery.

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Thanks Steve.When I am done with install turn disconnect back on.Do the new batteries reguire any change in charging method for the first time?

1995 # 390
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#4

Keith,

You are going from flooded cells to AGM, right? If so, the charging characteristics are different and your inverter/charger should allow you to configure it for AGM.

And, just for grins, give this guy an opportunity to quote you on the Lifelines:
[email protected]

Russ

Russ White
2016 Winnebago Vista LX 30T
#530  ( Sold )
1999 45' Double Slide - Factory upgrade 2004
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#5

i second russ on Tom at trans-specialists i bought my lifelines from him and at the time he was the cheapest anywhere.

tom

2002 45'8" Newell Coach 608  Series 60 DDEC4/Allison World 6 Speed HD4000MH

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(08-02-2017, 01:11 PM)encantotom Wrote:  i second russ on Tom at trans-specialists   i bought my lifelines from him and at the time he was the cheapest anywhere.

tom

Thank you both I will check him out.

1995 # 390
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#7

Keith,
They were replaced in 2011 as I recall. You might want to look into a pure sine inverter/charger. The original xantrex does not have the perfect charge profile for agm batteries.

Richard and Rhonda Entrekin
99 Newell, 512
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Inverness, FL (when we're home Cool )
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(08-03-2017, 10:09 AM)Richard Wrote:  Keith,
They were replaced in 2011 as I recall.   You might want to look into a pure sine inverter/charger.  The original xantrex does not have the perfect charge profile for agm batteries.
Thank you.

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