PXLated, you may have already decided about your next battery. Have you considered the 150 amphr Trojan T 1275? Tabnero uses one and is happy. 82# and 13 x 7 x 11 inches, but he said it only required a knotch out of the battery support to allow it to fit.
Outside outlets only work on 110V. I think someone fused his tongue pigtail so his running lights were on all night! He would have noticed the blinking fuse, so it had to be a regular fuse. Dang those squirrels!!! Sneaky little rodents.
2017 820R Retro Toy Hauler from 2015 Tabitha T@B from 2009 Reverse LG Teardrop (but a T@Bluver at heart)
Optima blue top batteries (spiral AGM construction) are know for higher power density, extreme vibration resistance, significantly longer life and zero maintenance compared to flooded lead acid batteries. They are a premium battery with a premium price but in the long run are less expensive to own because of their long life. These were the batteries of choice in industrial/commercial power back up systems I worked on.
I am on my fifth camping season with two D31M batteries and they continue to perform as new. I have not even seen them since I screwed the cases shut in 2011.
Well, would get a couple normal days and then in the dumper - down to 10.2 and 9.8 by morning. No change in routine or what I had running. Start at the same 12.7/8, to 12.2/4 at bedtime and then overnight, zap. Wasn't cose to any battery specific places so stopped at an RV dealer and got another 24 - different numbers (higher) than my old one and a little more expensive than the old also (not much). Next summer when I'm back at maintenance central I'll mod for the 27. But, the 24 has served me well so it's not pressing. Can't imagine what I'd do with the power of dual golf carts.
PXLated, I think the dual 6V golf cart batteries mostly keep the charge up longer, a slower decrease in voltage. While I'm still very conservative in my usage, I've never really seen the voltage near the danger zone.
As I've said before, I went with the 200 Watt Zamp because I only wanted to buy once and the same with the dual 6V batteries. I'll be disappointed if I don't get 4 or more years out of the batteries.
I'm glad you did get the new battery. It should serve you for a couple more years, unless you upgrade before.
Verna, Columbus, IN 2021 T@B 320S Boondock “The T@B” Towed by a white 2019 Ford F-150 4x4 Supercab, 3.5L V6 Ecoboost “The Truck”
I'm basically ripping out the standard plastic box from a 2010 DM T@B TS and replacing it with a 63" long / 21" tall aluminum welded diamond back truck storage box. I think for the most part in Canada, the only sites available that don't look like a parking lot are dry-camping and I will need dual GC 6V batteries + a generator and gasoline. For our purposes, I don't see the point of trying to do this without mods or cramming everything into the plastic container then having to find storage for the generator and gasoline inside the vehicle or T@B (Gross fumes). Lots of questions still to answer but this is my plan at the moment.
To get back to the O.P., the campground we stayed at in Canada (central Ontario) was beautiful. Nice showers, great cross country ski trails, excellent ice skating loop (one if the camping loops was converted to a skating loop, with zamboni and all.
Not many campers either (well ok, it was mid winter), but the sites weren't too too cramped. Nothing like some of the private ones I've seen on our side of the border.
But, I have to say, I'd rather be boondocking in the mountains, anytime. B-)
Chan - near Buffalo NY 2014 S Maxx 2011 Tacoma 4cyl ... edit: 2022 Tacoma 6cyl - oh yeah!
PXLated, you may have already decided about your next battery. Have you considered the 150 amphr Trojan T 1275? Tabnero uses one and is happy. 82# and 13 x 7 x 11 inches, but he said it only required a notch out of the battery support to allow it to fit.
Any chance you could point me towards a description of how Tabnero did this Trojan T-1275 mod? I would love to see a photo and know what battery box is used. I am leaning towards trying to get a group 27 battery in there, but I'm interested in this, too -- although it's a bit heavy!
2015 T@B S-Max towed by 2016 Subaru Outback 3.6R -- central Pennsylvania "Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness." Mark Twain, The Innocents Abroad, 1869
Glesieutre, Tabnero did not show any pics of how this was done. Other people add a piece of wood that essentially acts as a new battery floor. I will try to point you to a couple of examples.
Glesieutre, Tabnero did not show any pics of how this was done. Other people add a piece of wood that essentially acts as a new battery floor. I will try to point you to a couple of examples.
Thanks, SAM. I found something from ScottG that had great pictures for a group 27 battery installation. http://tab-rv.vanillaforums.com/discussion/2387/fitting-a-group-27-battery I think I can do it. I'm also considering the Trojan 31XHS battery (130 AH @ 20 hours). It's basically the same footprint as a group 27 and, at 67 lbs, is ~20 lbs lighter than the T-1275. (But I would need a lifting strap.)
2015 T@B S-Max towed by 2016 Subaru Outback 3.6R -- central Pennsylvania "Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness." Mark Twain, The Innocents Abroad, 1869
I ended up doing a mod very much like this one. Decided to go with the T-1275 plus for the extra capacity (150 Ah @ 20 hours) and the lower terminals -- it fits in a Group 27 box. Maiden voyage this weekend.
2015 T@B S-Max towed by 2016 Subaru Outback 3.6R -- central Pennsylvania "Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness." Mark Twain, The Innocents Abroad, 1869
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2021 T@B 320S Boondock “The T@B”
Towed by a white 2019 Ford F-150 4x4 Supercab, 3.5L V6 Ecoboost “The Truck”
I am on my fifth camping season with two D31M batteries and they continue to perform as new. I have not even seen them since I screwed the cases shut in 2011.
Wasn't cose to any battery specific places so stopped at an RV dealer and got another 24 - different numbers (higher) than my old one and a little more expensive than the old also (not much).
Next summer when I'm back at maintenance central I'll mod for the 27. But, the 24 has served me well so it's not pressing. Can't imagine what I'd do with the power of dual golf carts.
As I've said before, I went with the 200 Watt Zamp because I only wanted to buy once and the same with the dual 6V batteries. I'll be disappointed if I don't get 4 or more years out of the batteries.
I'm glad you did get the new battery. It should serve you for a couple more years, unless you upgrade before.
2021 T@B 320S Boondock “The T@B”
Towed by a white 2019 Ford F-150 4x4 Supercab, 3.5L V6 Ecoboost “The Truck”
Not many campers either (well ok, it was mid winter), but the sites weren't too too cramped. Nothing like some of the private ones I've seen on our side of the border.
But, I have to say, I'd rather be boondocking in the mountains, anytime. B-)
2014 S Maxx
2011 Tacoma 4cyl ... edit: 2022 Tacoma 6cyl - oh yeah!
A_Little_T@b'll_Do_Ya
Any chance you could point me towards a description of how Tabnero did this Trojan T-1275 mod? I would love to see a photo and know what battery box is used. I am leaning towards trying to get a group 27 battery in there, but I'm interested in this, too -- although it's a bit heavy!
"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness." Mark Twain, The Innocents Abroad, 1869
Thanks, SAM. I found something from ScottG that had great pictures for a group 27 battery installation. http://tab-rv.vanillaforums.com/discussion/2387/fitting-a-group-27-battery I think I can do it. I'm also considering the Trojan 31XHS battery (130 AH @ 20 hours). It's basically the same footprint as a group 27 and, at 67 lbs, is ~20 lbs lighter than the T-1275. (But I would need a lifting strap.)
"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness." Mark Twain, The Innocents Abroad, 1869
"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness." Mark Twain, The Innocents Abroad, 1869