We are super excited to receive our 2019 Clamshell by the end of the month. We ordered it with the solar package and also the boondock (diamond plate) front tub. We have been researching batteries and have some questions I hope some one can help with. We will mostly be boon docking. The dealer said they typically install a…
@miked, I have not heard much about a single 6 volt battery going bad in a two battery system, but it is true that you will then be unable to tap into 12 volt battery power. However if you have a single 12 volt battery (the standard RV set-up) and it fails, you no longer have access to 12 volt battery power either. False…
@miked, if you need large capacity, two 6 volts batteries advantages far outweigh the potential for problems. Your other option for capacity besides 2 batteries is one large one. They can be very expensive and very, very heavy. And they can fail, too. Two 6 volts is a safe, economical way to increase your battery capacity.…
I prefer to use two 12 volt batteries in parallel. Like what is used on larger boats. Not quite as much capacity as two 6 volts. It allows me the option of using one battery at a time or both together. For example if I forget to turn off some device and I deplete one battery I still have one in reserve. When switched to…
It sounds like they just do not want to do the work. I am sure it happens, but I have never heard of anyone losing one if their 6 volt batteries. As a matter of fact nüCamp now installs them in the 400.
We sold our vintage DM T@B some years back, and replaced it with a small Sprinter-based RV. Our RT SS Agile was set up from the factory for boondocking, with three 100W solar panels on the roof. What did they use for coach batteries? TWO pair of 6-volt deep cycle batteries. As long as we don't need AC, we never have to…