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Re: [GMCnet] replacement battery questions [message #323308 is a reply to message #323305] Mon, 04 September 2017 13:18 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
johnd01 is currently offline  johnd01   United States
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​I would shop a little harder if I were you. That is about twice as much
as I paid for group GC2 at Costco for the two I got last month even after
doing the canaidan to us conversion.​ The prices in the US seem to be
fairly stable.
This is not me and he is mixed up on how to hook these up.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-y07Q5P_HbM


On Mon, Sep 4, 2017 at 10:56 AM, Deb McWade wrote:

> Ken Burton wrote on Mon, 04 September 2017 10:15
>> The AGM battery is a starting battery and should be used for the engine.
> It supplies high current for a short time. The golf cart batteries are
>> deep cycle with higher storage capacity and like longer term smaller
> loads like what you have in the house section of the coach. The disconnect
>> switch can go on either side of the battery. Mine is on the positive
> side.
>>
>> That disconnect switch is what saved me when I had an engine fire many
> years ago.
>>
>> I accidentally hit send in the previous posting before I had finished
> typing.
>
>
> Good to hear Ken. I won't bother trying to switch the disconnect. Just
> what i saw when reading about them. Cdn Tire has deep cycle 6V for $200
> each
> - the AGM 12V I was looking at was $160. So - I will be putting up an
> extra $250-ish but I think worth it in the long run - especially since my
> Onan
> still isn't running. I'd like to give myself as much house juice as
> possible!
>
> Well, although I can't get in to shop today, I can take out the old and
> pull out the Interstate in preparation for the switch. Not going anywhere
> wight now anyway. :)
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