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Grit dog
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Adds another 150lbs + to the tongue, if you care about that. Even if you put them in the bedroom.
Remember it's not necessary to add them in the same location as the current ones. You could put them anywhere, theoretically, if you have the room, only at the expense of potentially some extra wiring.
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1L243
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Lwiddis wrote:Lithium batteries under the bed would be my choice. No venting. Less weight. Low voltage drop. No corrosion. More usable AHs. For instance a 300 AH Lithium battery has 270 usable amps conservatively.
Would be my choice too! but $$$$$$$$$$$$$
3 Lithium batteries $3000
6 Golf Cart 6 volts $600
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1L243
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Thanks for the input. My pass through storage area is about 24 sq ft. Under the bed only about 12 sq ft.
I will be in the planning for a sealed vented battery box or boxes under the bed. Which is storage area I don't really use for anything else.
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StirCrazy
Kamloops, BC, Canada
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1L243 wrote:I currently have a four battery 12 volt battery bank at 340ah. The batteries are located on the factory installed generator platform on the tongue of the 36' bumper pull toy hauler. I want to upgrade to six
6 volt flooded golf cart batteries. To do this I have to move the battery bank to the front cargo area or the area under the queen bed at the front of the Rig (preferred).
Do I need to have a sealed vented battery box or do I just need to vent the compartments where the batteries will be located?
to meet the standards it has to be seald from the interior space and vented. under a bed I would follow this, but some don't.
when I converted to GC batteries in my trailer I just welded a new frame to hold them onto the tounge out of 2x2 angle which I bolted the plastic battery boxes to. This would hold 4 six volt batteries and spaced it just a little farther ahead so the hight would clear the front of the trailer.
as previously stated, LiFePO4 batteries would be a exelent option for you, if you can build them yourself you can do it relitivly cheep, I think I am projecting 400 bucks for my new 320Ah build. thats one battery probably the same size but lighter than one of your 12V batteries but has 320 usable AH.
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joebedford
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1L243 wrote:6 Golf Cart 6 volts $600 I suspect I have to replace all 6 of my golf cart batteries because it sat in a cargo trailer for the last 2.5 years untended.
Where do you get them for $100 each?
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1L243
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joebedford wrote:1L243 wrote:6 Golf Cart 6 volts $600 I suspect I have to replace all 6 of my golf cart batteries because it sat in a cargo trailer for the last 2.5 years untended.
Where do you get them for $100 each?
Costco
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StirCrazy
Kamloops, BC, Canada
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1L243 wrote:joebedford wrote:1L243 wrote:6 Golf Cart 6 volts $600 I suspect I have to replace all 6 of my golf cart batteries because it sat in a cargo trailer for the last 2.5 years untended.
Where do you get them for $100 each?
Costco
wow there close to 169 each up here, plus 12% tax.
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