| Re: [GMCnet] *New Owner* Battery Bank Questions..... [message #327099 is a reply to message #327097] |
Thu, 14 December 2017 13:01   |
k2gkk
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First of all, they ARE separate.
My coach came to me with two 12V batteries paralleled for engine starting. Why two is a mystery. One had always been enough to start an Oldsmobile! Several folks have written on this list that paralleling batteries CAN be a bad thing. If one goes bad, it is likely to destroy the other one.
When I had to replace batteries recently, I replaced the two 6V golf cart "house" batteries (from Sam's Club) behind the Onan genset and replaced only one of the two engine/start "chassis" batteries (also from Sam's Club).
D C "Mac" Macdonald
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Since 30 November '53
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Oklahoma City, OK
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From: Gmclist on behalf of austenm606@
Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2017 11:56
To: gmclist@list.gmcnet.org
Subject: Re: [GMCnet] *New Owner* Battery Bank Questions.....
Okay, so lights and everything is happy on DC. Cool.
Dumb questions: How many DC systems are there? There are 2 batteries up front and 1 in the rear (well it has two 6V in series but you get it). Does
the coach battery up front go to the same place that the battery in the back goes to?
If they are separate, where do I tap in for additional batteries? I can fit those odyssey batteries almost anywhere that can support an additional 400
pounds safely.
So, powering the entire coach off an inverter is out because I need DC for stuff.
Is this a custom wiring job with manual switches for power sources?
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1977 Eleganza II,
26 Foot,
403 Engine,
Full time boondocking,
New Owner with Plans (deadly last words),
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