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Thank you for starting this topic.
Dwight
1995 Ford F53 Bounder 35U
Cold Spring Minnesota
garym114 wrote: What full line are you referring to?
The level should be about 1/8 to 1/4 inch below the ring at the bottom of the cell cap. You may have been overfilling the batteries for 2 years.
If they are overfilled they will carry liquid up when they are charged.
I would blame the Interstate Batteries for now. I used them in my past trailer. They started going bad in 3 to 4 years of use. Your voltage numbers do no show any charging problem with your current system.
My T-105's on my motor-home are originals and still going strong since fall of 2002.
Mark & Jan "Old age & treachery win over youth & enthusiasm"
2003 Fleetwood Jamboree 29
Are you filling the batteries when they are not fully charged?
Batteries should only be watered after they are fully charged.
Dan & Pat Newhall
Central California
2003 Newmar Kountry Star DP 3353
2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee Toad
1995 Ford Ranger STX 4X4 Toad
1995 Jeep Wrangler Toad (KISA RCK}
MNtundraRet wrote: I would blame the Interstate Batteries for now. I used them in my past trailer. They started going bad in 3 to 4 years of use. Your voltage numbers do no show any charging problem with your current system.
My T-105's on my motor-home are originals and still going strong since fall of 2002.
Hi All.
Hog Wash. I have used Interstate Battries on our last two RV's. Our last RV was a 5er. The OEM Converter/Charger was an Intell PD 9100, a 45 amp Converter/Charger. This OEM one, did not have a Charge Wizard, nor could you add one.
I replaced the Converter/Charger with an Intell PD 9145 amp, with the Charge Wizard. I had a pair of Interstate Group 27's, 12 Volt Battries. I also used a Battery Watering System.
Not once was there ever any water on top of our Interstate Battries. When we sold our 5er, those Interstae Battries were 8 years old, and still holding a good charge.
When we bought our Motorhome, it had a pair of Trojen 12 Volt Battries, one was totally dry and dead, and the second Trojen was not far behind the first one. I was able to salvage the second Trojen.
Since you don't mix and old Battries, we wanted to go with New Interstae 6 Volt Golf Cart Battrires. Our Motorhome also had the crappy Megntech 45 amp Converter/Charger in it. Pure Junk. Also Boiled the battery bank. Who wants a Converter/Charger that takes up to 36 hours to recharge a Batterty Bank at 50%, back to 100% state of charge.
I replaced the OEM Megntec with an Intell Pd 4655 amp Converter/Charger with the Built-In Charge Wizard. I also put in two 6 Volt Interstae Battries. Also with a Watering System. Again, not so much as one drop of water has ever been on top of our Battery Bank.
Our two Interste 6 Volt Golf Cart Battries are already 4 years old, and still holding a perfect charge. Don't blame the Battries.
As a matter of fact, with a good Converter/Charger, with the Charge Wizard, we find that we only need to check our Distilled Water Level only a couple of times a year.
Something else is wrong if you only get 2 to 3 years out of any Battery. Maybe they are being drained to low to many times, and abused to often to shorten their life span. Or maybe you just got a pair of Lemons. Trojens have failed early also, so there not perfect either.
You must be doing something right, as your T-105's are now 10 years old and still going. I think maybe you just got a pair of Lemons.
We have been RV'ers for a litle over 45 years now. And we have never had to replace any of our Battries, no mattter what brand they are, at 2 to 3 years old.
And we have never had standing water on any Battery we have ever owned, period.
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