Terry Tyler, what's your Tin Can Tourists site? I don't believe I've had
the pleasure of seeing it. Sounds like a winner already.
--Sarah
>> Terry Tyler has a nice chart at the Tin Can Tourists site that spells
>> out usage vs. number of batteries and solar panels. You might want to
>> look at that.
>>
>> FWIW: I can't imagine getting by on less than 80 AH of capacity unless I
>> was figuring on always having shore power and using the battery for only
>> alongside-the-road stops. You should investigate a good charger, as the
>> UniVolt isn't really meant for charging gelcells. It abuses conventional
>> lead-acid batteries, as far as that goes.
>>
>> <<Jim>>
>>
>> "Pfeffer, Dave (davep)" wrote:
>> >
>> > Folks:
>> >
>> > To those who are interested. My '62 Globetrotter has the small aluminum
>> > battery tray in the front behind the LP tanks. Since the tray is
>> designed
>> > for a narrow 12 volt battery I thought I would have to relocate it to the
>> > inside of the trailer. Well, I contacted
>> > http://www.dcbattery.com/index.html, and one of their sales guys told me
>> to
>> > try using a battery made by a company called Powersonic. It is a 12
>> volt,
>> > deep cycle battery that measures 5.95" long X 2.56" wide X 3.86" high.
>> It
>> > provides 7 amp hours of service. I plan to connect two in parallel to
>> get 14
>> > amp hrs. Granted, 14 hrs is not a lot, but it is an option for those who
>> > want to keep the battery box intact. These batteries are typically used
>> as
>> > battery back-up power in alarm systems. I contacted Powersonic in San
>> Diego
>> > at 619/661-2030 and they put me in touch with a distributor in my area.
>> The
>> > batteries are $23.00 each. I'll give them a try and let everyone know
>> how it
>> > goes.
>> >
>> > There you have it.
>> >
>> > David
>>
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