Unless you have room for only one battery, I would trade that one to two 6VDC batteries for a longer time between charges. Try Trojan T-105's and I think you'll be happier.
Frank
Paoli wrote: Would it help to keep the camper hooked up to electricity?
Some people told me it's a good idea, others said it's not.
Last year when my camper was off the truck I kept it plugged in all winter.
My battery is at least 6 years old and still works.
What's right, what's wrong....heck if I know, maybe someone here knows?
The answer is yes..and...no.
If the camper has an old-style converter with a steady (non-regulated) 4A trickle charger you will boil the battery leaving it plugged in for extended periods of non-use.
However if you have one of the newer converters with a 3-stage charger (or have added one to your older converter) then it will help the battery last longer if you keep it plugged in when not in use.
2007 F350,SC,LB,4x4,6.0/Auto,35" tires,16.5 Warn,Buckstop bumpers
2007 Outfitter Apex9.5,270W solar,SolarBoost2000e,2 H2K's,2KW inverter,2 20lb LP on slide out tray,4 Lifeline AGM bats,Tundra fridge
95 Bounder 28' ClassA sold
91 Jamboree 21' ClassC sold
Paoli wrote: Would it help to keep the camper hooked up to electricity?
Some people told me it's a good idea, others said it's not.
Last year when my camper was off the truck I kept it plugged in all winter.
My battery is at least 6 years old and still works.
What's right, what's wrong....heck if I know, maybe someone here knows?
The answer is yes..and...no.
If the camper has an old-style converter with a steady (non-regulated) 4A trickle charger you will boil the battery leaving it plugged in for extended periods of non-use.
However if you have one of the newer converters with a 3-stage charger (or have added one to your older converter) then it will help the battery last longer if you keep it plugged in when not in use.
I put a Trojan J150 battery in my Lance 18 months ago. Nothing but good things to say about it.
We just got done with 4 days of dry camping out in the pucker berries east of Mount Hood. The battery indicator never dropped below 3 of 4 bars on the meter. We had some sun, so the solar put a few amps in during the day. My wife ran the generator a couple times for a few minutes (microwave), but no extended charging periods. We ran the heat at night, the usual lights & fans, and had the radio going late into the night for a little dancing around the campfire.
The J150 fits a group 30 battery base, but is a bit taller. It slid into my Lance battery compartment with about 1/4" to spare.
Highly recommended in my book.
Eric & Lisa - Oregon
'97 Silverado K2500, Torklifts, Airbags, anti-sway bar
'03 Lance model 1030, generator, solar,
After I toasted my two group 27's I changed them for two 6 volt Interstate batteries and haven't looked back! The difference was fantastic and both 6 volt batteries fit in the same space as the old 27's. Well worth the difference and I didn't have to change chargers.
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