DonTom
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I decided I have room for this 300 AH battery in my RV. A bit pricy, but it will probably outlive me and should be good even for my next RV.
But I have a few question before I hit the "buy now".
While charging while driving and running by the alternator on such a battery if this battery starts as mostly discharged, after several hours of driving, what SOC can I expect? Say after a six hour drive. I assume it will never get to 100% by driving, no matter how far I drive. I assume the VR in the GM RV will act like any other battery and have perhaps above 14 volts to start with and then decrease to below 14 volts in a few minutes--is this correct?
The new location will not be in my battery box, it will be under the side bed next to my water heater. Are there any issues there? That is the only place I can find the room.
I discovered an easy way to get a battery cable over there, right across the floor! Only the cabling will end up the battery box. But that cable won't be in my way (But this the type of stuff I would only do in an older RV). It will be a plug-in cable with 175 amp sexless Anderson connectors. So it will also be easy to move out of the way when not being used. And another cable of the exact same type going to my ham radio stuff (which is really overkill for 100 watt CW).
Are there other things I should consider before I hit the "buy" button?
Or perhaps even a different battery, for whatever reason?
I would like as much info. as possible before I buy. Am In over looking any possible issues of any type with such a battery? I want to know what I can expect.
-Don- Auburn, CA
But I have a few question before I hit the "buy now".
While charging while driving and running by the alternator on such a battery if this battery starts as mostly discharged, after several hours of driving, what SOC can I expect? Say after a six hour drive. I assume it will never get to 100% by driving, no matter how far I drive. I assume the VR in the GM RV will act like any other battery and have perhaps above 14 volts to start with and then decrease to below 14 volts in a few minutes--is this correct?
The new location will not be in my battery box, it will be under the side bed next to my water heater. Are there any issues there? That is the only place I can find the room.
I discovered an easy way to get a battery cable over there, right across the floor! Only the cabling will end up the battery box. But that cable won't be in my way (But this the type of stuff I would only do in an older RV). It will be a plug-in cable with 175 amp sexless Anderson connectors. So it will also be easy to move out of the way when not being used. And another cable of the exact same type going to my ham radio stuff (which is really overkill for 100 watt CW).
Are there other things I should consider before I hit the "buy" button?
Or perhaps even a different battery, for whatever reason?
I would like as much info. as possible before I buy. Am In over looking any possible issues of any type with such a battery? I want to know what I can expect.
-Don- Auburn, CA
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