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Bigbore500r

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With all this battery talk does anyone have a connection with Lifeline Batteries?
I need 6 of there 4DL Agm batteries that are $500 apiece. They are 12 volt and are wired for 24 volt for my coach.
I dont .... but i'll take this opportunity to tell you that those 3 blue-top optimas you put in the boat made it to Summer 2018! What is that, 8 years? Crazy
 

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I dont .... but i'll take this opportunity to tell you that those 3 blue-top optimas you put in the boat made it to Summer 2018! What is that, 8 years? Crazy
That is awesome. I believe right after I bought those the company was bought out or something, because every since then they have not been as good?.
Plus 8 years in heat and a big stereo is great. Plus I think the quailty of the correct built in charger helped.
 

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That is awesome. I believe right after I bought those the company was bought out or something, because every since then they have not been as good?.
Plus 8 years in heat and a big stereo is great. Plus I think the quailty of the correct built in charger helped.
Yea i keep that charger plugged in at all times. Thanks for doing it right!
 

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if your 120V load was larger than 3.3 amps yup. Fuse and cable size.

The pull off the 12 battery bank is 10X @ 120V12 - plus the losses the cables induce, and the inverter loss + puekert.

UD
so here's what I found,... the inverter only puts out 120 watts when you use the cig plug... and only 200 watts per plug.. two plug inverter...the way I did my last rv was I put a inverter right above the battery box and ran an extension cord to the tv...I was try'n to get away from that idea because this rv has a 12v and 120v power right at the tv...
 

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so here's what I found,... the inverter only puts out 120 watts when you use the cig plug... and only 200 watts per plug.. two plug inverter...the way I did my last rv was I put a inverter right above the battery box and ran an extension cord to the tv...I was try'n to get away from that idea because this rv has a 12v and 120v power right at the tv...

Do you have room to install a new hardwire inverter? I assume 120V receptacle has #14-12 awg wire. Could keep factory 120V receptacle and just give it the capability to have 1440 watts


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Do you have room to install a new hardwire inverter? I assume 120V receptacle has #14-12 awg wire. Could keep factory 120V receptacle and just give it the capability to have 1440 watts


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I was thinking of doing that, but this ol desert rig is turning in to a money pit quick, already 6 new tires, 3 new batterys, two tv's, two dvd players, fixed the gen, the water heater, and the furnace..
 

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I was thinking of doing that, but this ol desert rig is turning in to a money pit quick, already 6 new tires, 3 new batterys, two tv's, two dvd players, fixed the gen, the water heater, and the furnace..

Wasn't it brand new???
 

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Whatever config allows the most amp hours that fits in the space - Either serial 6's - or parallel 12's.

Not sure - weigh each combo - the one with the most lead wins.

UD
Now that is a fact!!!

AH's, Lead Weight, low amp conditioning charge to knock down sulfation
 
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