Quick question about batteries December 04, 2012, 09:47:00 pm Yahoo Message Number: 10202All, I have 4 batteries on my Seneca, for the house, I believe they are in parallel.Would be a problem if I went from 4 to 2 batteries only?Assuming I am not worried about long dry camping trips and my typical camping habits 99% of the time I have electrical hook up.any thoughts?thanksMo Quote Selected
Re: Quick question about batteries Reply #1 – December 04, 2012, 10:52:19 pm Yahoo Message Number: 102034 batterys give you more time vs two. If you are plugged in most of the time I would not worry about it. Quote Selected
Re: Quick question about batteries Reply #2 – December 04, 2012, 11:19:05 pm Yahoo Message Number: 10204Are they 6 volt or 12. If 6v and you cut back to two, then if one 6v dies or shorts you have a problem. With 4 x 6 you just cut out a pair if one fails. With 12v you just cut out the one not working.Don Quote Selected
Re: Quick question about batteries Reply #3 – December 05, 2012, 06:31:11 am Yahoo Message Number: 10205they all dp27 12v Quote Selected
Re: Quick question about batteries Reply #4 – December 05, 2012, 06:52:21 am Yahoo Message Number: 10206You could run on one 12 volt battery if you had to. But may not start your generator if furnace or other item is running at same time. Quote Selected
Re: Quick question about batteries Reply #5 – December 05, 2012, 07:02:54 am Yahoo Message Number: 10207You could run on one 12 volt battery if you had to. But may not start your generator if furnace or other item is running at same time. Quote Selected
Re: Quick question about batteries Reply #6 – December 05, 2012, 07:32:01 am Yahoo Message Number: 10209Good point!TksSent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry®From: "ronjhallsr" Sender: KodiakChassisClassC@yahoogroups.comDate: Wed, 05 Dec 2012 11:52:19 -0000To: ReplyTo: KodiakChassisClassC@yahoogroups.comSubject: [KodiakChassisClassC] Re: Quick question about batteriesYou could run on one 12 volt battery if you had to. But may not start your generator if furnace or other item is running at same time. Quote Selected
Re: Quick question about batteries Reply #7 – December 05, 2012, 02:16:28 pm Yahoo Message Number: 10210So I was thinking:is reason Jayco put DP batteries for the house the generator?do we need the crank power to start the generator?, the guy at Battery plus was trying to tell me that we do not need DP batteries in the house and the true deep cycle would be better, but then I thought about the generator.Also on that note, why they put the aux switch to start the generator on the dash board, I dare anyone with long enough arms to reach the genset start switch and the switch on the dash boardMo Quote Selected
Re: Quick question about batteries Reply #8 – December 05, 2012, 02:33:55 pm Yahoo Message Number: 10211Deep Cycle would be fine - I think there is plenty of power in them - I put them in mine too! My Dutchmen came with and has room for only 2 batteries - I installed 2X 6Volt Trojan golf cart batteries with more A/Hours than the batteries that came with the coach.My coach has a bypass switch is so the HOUSE BATTERY can be used to start the COACH ENGINE if needed.The remote generator start is in the galley.Be well, ~Victor - KI6IMKodiak Diesel Dutchmen 34H BunkhouseFrom: Mo To: KodiakChassisClassC@yahoogroups.comSent: Wednesday, December 5, 2012 11:16 AMSubject: Re: [KodiakChassisClassC] Re: Quick question about batteriesSo I was thinking:is reason Jayco put DP batteries for the house the generator?do we need the crank power to start the generator?, the guy at Battery plus was trying to tell me that we do not need DP batteries in the house and the true deep cycle would be better, but then I thought about the generator.Also on that note, why they put the aux switch to start the generator on the dash board, I dare anyone with long enough arms to reach the genset start switch and the switch on the dash boardMo Quote Selected
Re: Quick question about batteries Reply #9 – December 05, 2012, 03:50:47 pm Yahoo Message Number: 10212Same reason JAYCO put the switch on the dash. Dave Sparke Quote Selected
Re: Quick question about batteries Reply #10 – December 05, 2012, 04:43:35 pm Yahoo Message Number: 10213oh I see, so in that case then my question about DP still stands, maybe that is why the batteries are DP and not solely deep cycle.I never thought using the house batteries to start the truck always thought the other way around, now makes sense where the switch is, wow, living and learning.thank you Quote Selected
Re: Quick question about batteries Reply #11 – December 05, 2012, 04:53:40 pm Yahoo Message Number: 10214On Dec 5, 2012, at 4:43 PM, "Mo" wrote:Quoteoh I see, so in that case then my question about DP still stands, maybe that is why the batteries are DP and not solely deep cycle.I never thought using the house batteries to start the truck always thought the other way around, now makes sense where the switch is, wow, living and learning.My coach is a gasser, but I have two regular deep discharge 12v batteries in parallel for the house and have had to use them to start the engine using the emergency switch. When it was new, it came with only one house battery and that worked fine too for starting when needed.Take care, GregQuote Quote Selected