Glass Mat Battery
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Topic: Glass Mat Battery
Posted By: David and Danette
Subject: Glass Mat Battery
Date Posted: 12 Jan 2014 at 4:01am
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With our Vibe the battery is located inside under the dinette seat with little outside ventilation. So for safety I bought a Lifeline GPL27T glass mat battery. I though that would be a good battery for safety being it has some outside ventilation but not as much as one located outside of a camper. And it is not that easy to get to. My question is thinking that the converter charger in the Vibe is the same as the r-pods does it hurt to have the camper plugged in all the time? Are the glass mat batteries the same as a vented battery when it comes to charging. I want to be careful I do not over charge the battery. David ------------- 2018 Vista Cruiser 19BFD (2018- 2012 Vibe 6503 (2014-2019) 2009 r-pod 171 (2009-2014) Middle Tn 2014 Ram 1500 Quad cab |
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Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 12 Jan 2014 at 1:42pm
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AGMs have the same charging profile as flooded lead-acid so it should be ok ------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual 
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Posted By: David and Danette
Date Posted: 12 Jan 2014 at 2:24pm
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Thank you, Doug I knew you could answer my question. I need to finish remodeling the inside in the mean time we can't wait to go camping to try out our new camper. David ------------- 2018 Vista Cruiser 19BFD (2018- 2012 Vibe 6503 (2014-2019) 2009 r-pod 171 (2009-2014) Middle Tn 2014 Ram 1500 Quad cab |
Posted By: Thinker
Date Posted: 13 Jan 2014 at 11:04am
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When we had our diesel pusher we converted all 5 batteries to AGM. They were awesome... HUGE difference. Good move!!
------------- Tow Vehicle: 2013 Pathfinder 4WD R-POD Model 171 
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