Battery Advice

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   It's known as a "hybrid" battery. Most RV's have them. The 1% of owners who actually NEED a lot of off grid 12v, switch to a deep cycle solution. Most, likely somewhere near 98% (IME) of RV owners need the 12v battery ONLY to fire the brakes in case of a breakaway. They never camp without hookups, or for longer then the standard battery will allow them to be without charging.

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furpod Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group - pHp Joined: 25 Jul 2011 Location: Central KY Online Status: Offline Posts: 6128	Topic: Battery Advice Posted: 09 Jan 2019 at 8:03am
	It's known as a "hybrid" battery. Most RV's have them. The 1% of owners who actually NEED a lot of off grid 12v, switch to a deep cycle solution. Most, likely somewhere near 98% (IME) of RV owners need the 12v battery ONLY to fire the brakes in case of a breakaway. They never camp without hookups, or for longer then the standard battery will allow them to be without charging.

ColoradoPK Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 04 Dec 2018 Location: CO Online Status: Offline Posts: 21	Posted: 08 Jan 2019 at 8:54pm
	Thanks. Was just confused that it had info on cold cranking amps instead of the other info I’ve seen. Will just get a decent trickle charger to help when RV is in storage for a few months.
	PK Colorado

GlueGuy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 15 May 2017 Location: N. California Online Status: Offline Posts: 2631	Posted: 08 Jan 2019 at 8:19pm
	Nothing wrong with that battery. Looks like it's a deep cycle wet cell since it states "RV/Marine" right on the battery. You may not get the deep discharge you might otherwise expect, but it will work fine for a while. We have two batteries on ours, and that gives us just enough run time.
	bp 2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River 2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost

ColoradoPK Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 04 Dec 2018 Location: CO Online Status: Offline Posts: 21	Posted: 08 Jan 2019 at 8:06pm
	Just pulled my battery out for storage. Was looking for advice on trickle charger and it looks like my battery might be a car battery? Is that possible, and if so, is that bad for my Rpod 179? In case images don't work, brand is Mainstream from Competitive Edge in Cleburne, TX. Info on top says 24DP-5, 500 CCA, RV/Marine battery. Thanks for any advice!
	PK Colorado