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Old 09-18-2011, 12:56 AM   #21
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Powerpulses 52 bucks on amazon.com <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004I6QREK/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&cr eativeASIN=B004I6QREK&linkCode=as2&tag=affiliatech ie-20">12 Volt Power Pulse Battery Charger</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=affiliatechie-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B004I6QREK" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" />
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Old 09-18-2011, 01:58 AM   #22
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i have a power pulse on each bank of my batteries. been 3 years with them so far for both sets.

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Old 09-18-2011, 02:23 AM   #23
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I put Powerpulses, 1 on each bank, when I bought my coach 3 years ago. Not sure how old they were when I bought the coach but so far going strong. I figure if I get a couple more years they are well worth the money.
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Old 09-18-2011, 02:30 AM   #24
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hey Richard, how about a link?
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Old 09-18-2011, 02:41 AM   #25
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When they start decreasing the useful time they will carry the load when dry camping and that cannot be increased with an equalization, then I think that is a good time to go shopping. Russ
Good catch! Just a typo, but I need to be more careful with my flying fingers. Intended to say "When they start decreasing the useful time they will carry the load when dry camping and if that time cannot be increased with equalization, then I think that is a good time to go shopping."

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Old 09-23-2011, 01:11 AM   #26
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I'm using flooded lead acid maintenance-free batteries with Power Pulse. The chassis batteries are now five years old & the house batteries are four years old.

It takes three Power-Pulse units (@$50 each online) to equip the chassis batteries + the two shelves of house batteries my coach has.

We never dry camp & seldom aren't plugged in to either 110 or 220 so my batteries have a pretty good life. Still thinking of changing them all just to avoid trouble on the road.

Just spoke to the local Interstate dealer & he'll deliver eight 8D's to my house (and pick up the old ones) for $219 each + tax. They'll all be starting batteries actually with 1,400 CCA.

A problem is that I'm not sure my cousin & I can life 140# batteries onto the house battery shelves. I've done the chassis batteries by my self & they're not too tough to handle, being down low to the ground.
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Old 09-23-2011, 01:24 AM   #27
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Barry, surely you and your cousin can lift 70 lbs each. I've lifted an 8d battery into position, and removed them all by myself, and I am no gym rat. Sure, it's heavy but if you use proper lifting technics, then you could even do it by yourself. $216 for pickup and delivery is a pretty good deal.
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Old 09-23-2011, 12:55 PM   #28
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Barry,

In my unasked for opinion, do not use cranking batteries as the house batteries.

First, they are not designed for that. They don't last very long lifetime wise because cranking batteries are designed to deliver high current for short bursts, as opposed to low current for long periods. Second, they don't last very long in use because of the same reason.

That was theory. Let me give you my data. The previous owner put brand new starting batteries in my coach as chassis batteries just before I bought it. I installed powerpulses on them. When they were new, they would barely last 10 hours to run the fridge and TV through the night. One by one they failed and I took them out of service. I replaced them with AGM's that I bought from Tuga's connection. The AGM's, and I have six of them, show about a .4 V drop when boondocking overnight.

If you are planning on keeping the coach, I think you will be happier in the long fun using either AGM's or golf cart batteries. The problem with golf cart batteries is they won't fit the racks that Newell made. I could get them in sideways, but they were too tall for the bottom rack, and the posts and cables wouldn't clear the top rack.
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btw, i bought 8D starting batteries at sams club. they are made by interstate. they were 125 dollars if i remember right.

the interstate 8d AGM batteries i got were 400 each.

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Barry, surely you and your cousin can lift 70 lbs each. I've lifted an 8d battery into position, and removed them all by myself, and I am no gym rat. Sure, it's heavy but if you use proper lifting technics, then you could even do it by yourself. $216 for pickup and delivery is a pretty good deal.
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Ditto for using Starting Batteries for the House Banks. The Deep Cycle Batteries are more $$$ but worth every penny! Still I use 6 Volt Golf Cart Type for the House on our '82.
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