Terry and other Vintage Listees,
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> Can the AGM batteries be operated inside the trailer ?
> I am considering putting one 24 or 27 upfront under couch, or
> over by door where fridge use to live. There is a door there
> I guess for lighting the refrigerator when on propane ?
Yes the AGM batteries can be operated inside without ventilation. They are
one of very few, (if any) that can be shipped UPS as well.
I have the size 27 batteries and I was quoted $165 (prepaid), shipped to the
Boston, MA area. I was told by the installer of my solar system (AJL
Solar), that these would be the last batteries I would ever buy for my rig.
I think you'll find that there is a life of 4-6 thousand cycles in these
batteries vs. 3-4 hundred in the everyday deep cycle RV type battery.
I opted for these so I wouldn't have any failures along the way and I would
be able to put them under the dinette seat with the converter/inverter. If
I did it all over again, I would have installed the converter/inverter in
the refer compartment behind the refer where there's plenty of ventilation.
I installed a small 3" diameter brown plastic vent grille in the bottom of
the seat as well as a gray plastic vent grille on the skin of the trailer
where seat compartment is. It was getting warm in there after heavy duty
usage in the warm weather. The built-in fan in the converter/inverter was
cycling and the warm air wasn't going anywhere....but now it has a place to
go. I bought them out of the Radio Shack website....they weren't available
in the store. $3 each.
Good luck.
Rich Walbridge
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