Best house battery? [message #207171] |
Wed, 08 May 2013 14:49 |
quadracerx1
Messages: 207 Registered: April 2013 Location: Puyallup, Washington
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Wondering what would be the best house battery? I just purchased a GMC and the house and coach batteries need to be replaced. The house battery is gone, so I need to know a size and type to fit into the Generator Compartment location?
Thanks,
Steve
75 26' GMC Glenbrook
Puyallup, Washington
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Re: Best house battery? [message #207180 is a reply to message #207171] |
Wed, 08 May 2013 16:33 |
quadracerx1
Messages: 207 Registered: April 2013 Location: Puyallup, Washington
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Im located in Washington State about an hour SE of Seattle. IF I do two 6 Volts how do I wire them? My coach isn't here so Im not sure how its currently wired...
Thanks for the welcome and the help...
Steve
75 26' GMC Glenbrook
Puyallup, Washington
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Re: Best house battery? [message #207183 is a reply to message #207171] |
Wed, 08 May 2013 16:55 |
lqqkatjon
Messages: 2324 Registered: October 2010 Location: St. Cloud, MN
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what dan said.
pretty easy to fit two 6 volt golf cart batteries in there. invest in a good battery charger/converter.
they will keep your batteries in tip shop shape, and they should last along time with very little maintenance.
http://www.amazon.com/Progressive-Dynamics-PD9245CV-Inteli-Power-Converter/dp/B000GANZZ6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1368050007&sr=8-1&keywords =pd9245
I can really see a huge different in my battery capacity going from one of the marine deep cycle batteries to the two golf cart battery set up.
you can go crazy on batteries, but this route, is simple and does work out pretty well.
Jon Roche
75 palm beach
EBL EFI, manny headers, Micro Level, rebuilt most of coach now.
St. Cloud, MN
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Re: Best house battery? [message #207190 is a reply to message #207171] |
Wed, 08 May 2013 18:24 |
JohnL455
Messages: 4447 Registered: October 2006 Location: Woodstock, IL
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And to protect your investment you may want to replace the Buzz Box OEM 12v convertor if the PO has not done so. Progressive Dynamics and Iota are good choices. Series is jump the neg of one bat to the pos of the other and the remaining 2 terminals are your 12+ and - . You'll need a 14" or so piece of batt cable and connectors.
John Lebetski
Woodstock, IL
77 Eleganza II
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Re: Best house battery? [message #207193 is a reply to message #207171] |
Wed, 08 May 2013 20:15 |
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mike miller
Messages: 3576 Registered: February 2004 Location: Hillsboro, Oregon
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quadracerx1 wrote on Wed, 08 May 2013 12:49 | Wondering what would be the best house battery? I just purchased a GMC and the house and coach batteries need to be replaced. The house battery is gone, so I need to know a size and type to fit into the Generator Compartment location?
Thanks,
Steve
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Steve,
The "best" battery for YOU would depend on YOUR use.
That said, for most of us the most battery capacity for the dollar, weight and space is a pair of 6 volt golf cart batteries wired in series.
If you want to go this route, it would be good to know the starting point. There is BIG differences in how the factory set up the house battery between the early, late and most of the transmode coaches.
So what year and model is your coach?
OBTW: It is a good idea to put this information in a signature line so others can give you the "best" advice without having to ask you every time. You location is a good thing to include also.
OBTW2: Welcome to the list.
Mike Miller -- Hillsboro, OR -- on the Black list
(#2)`78 23' Birchaven Rear Bath -- (#3)`77 23' Birchaven Side Bath
More Sidekicks than GMC's and a late model Malibu called 'Boo'
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Re: Best house battery? [message #207236 is a reply to message #207171] |
Thu, 09 May 2013 10:22 |
DrPepper
Messages: 80 Registered: February 2013 Location: Goose Creek,SC
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Well, I can tell you What I did and Why. I dry Camp 90%, and I don't what to use the Generator. So I want with Cheaper Trojan 6v 225 AH Deep Cycle Golf Cart Wet Battery T-105 because I got them for $95 each. My Plan was to spend my money on Amp Usage reduction.
So I have 450 AH to work with, and I have been replacing all my Lights, and adding some with LED Modules and Hitlights LED Tape.
I replaced all but Two Fans with Low Amp "Computer Fans" and the got the Lowest Amp SurFlow Pump I could buy.
I also have my eye on a Solar Panel that makes 8amp a hour any I only use 50ams a day. (sorry I ramble)...
Phillip Udel - I Own a 1975 Avion
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Re: Best house battery? [message #207296 is a reply to message #207171] |
Fri, 10 May 2013 02:49 |
Luvn737s
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I found the Yanida combiner to be a critical link in the DC electrics chain. The PD converter does a good job when AC power is the source, but for on the road driving the combiner seems to keep it all charged well. I take my batteries home when it's in storage and keep them from sitting and baking in the summer heat.
This last trip was the first with absolutely no squawks in the DC electrics area with my 2 6v Costcos working well. Now I'm putting my DC lights on an electrical diet by switching them to all LED eventually.
Randy
1973 26' Painted Desert
Ahwatukee (Phoenix) AZ
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Re: [GMCnet] Best house battery? [message #207317 is a reply to message #207315] |
Fri, 10 May 2013 09:35 |
Mr ERFisher
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here is the whole deal,
be sure to read the pdf files
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/combiner-to-diode-isolator/p24994-adding-a-combiner-to-a.html
gene
On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 7:33 AM, Michael Johnson <lhasaonmymind@gmail.com>wrote:
> What's the difference between a combiner and a separator, I'm convinced my
> isolator is toast
> On May 10, 2013 1:49 AM, "Randy" <Acrosport2@hotmail.com> wrote:
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> > I found the Yanida combiner to be a critical link in the DC electrics
> > chain. The PD converter does a good job when AC power is the source, but
> > for on the road driving the combiner seems to keep it all charged well. I
> > take my batteries home when it's in storage and keep them from sitting
> and
> > baking in the summer heat.
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> > This last trip was the first with absolutely no squawks in the DC
> > electrics area with my 2 6v Costcos working well. Now I'm putting my DC
> > lights on an electrical diet by switching them to all LED eventually.
> > --
> > Randy
> > 1973 26' Painted Desert
> > Ahwatukee (Phoenix) AZ
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Re: Best house battery? [message #207349 is a reply to message #207171] |
Fri, 10 May 2013 19:26 |
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John Heslinga
Messages: 632 Registered: February 2011 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Hey Steve
I'm in Seattle right now, on a road trip.
I'll drop by. PM me
John
John and Cathie Heslinga
1974 Canyonlands 260
455, Manny tranny and 1 ton, 3:70 LS,
Red Seal Journeyman, DTE, BEd. MEd.
Edmonton, Alberta
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Re: Best house battery? [message #207427 is a reply to message #207236] |
Sat, 11 May 2013 21:21 |
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RF_Burns
Messages: 2277 Registered: June 2008 Location: S. Ontario, Canada
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Phillip,
Your two 225Ahr 6 volt batteries in series will add together to give you 12 volts and 225 Ahr. In series, the capacity does not add together.
Batteries wired in parallel will add together the capacity but not the voltage.
Bruce Hislop
ON Canada
77PB, 455 Dick P. rebuilt, DynamicEFI EBL EFI & ESC. 1 ton front end
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My Staff says I never listen to them, or something like that
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