Thinking about a 2720

Mr. A,
Can you elaborate on your battery modification?
Is the lighter, sealed gel battery as powerful as your original?

Thanks.

[Mr. Adventure]

Originally Posted by moaboy

Mr. A,
Can you elaborate on your battery modification?
Is the lighter, sealed gel battery as powerful as your original?

Thanks.

They're all different, of course, but mine was about 50% more expensive and only about 3/4 as good as the original on a full charge when new. But it's about 10 times as good at holding a charge in storage, and it should last many more years than a standard battery. For dry camping, I can always bring another battery along when I want to.

I did the install by making wiring connections in the original battery box, in order to make it easy to reverse things back to the original configuration if I ever want to. You only need one wire because the trailer frame provides the ground side. I also installed a battery isolation switch at the same time.

Originally Posted by Mr. Adventure

They're all different, of course, but mine was about 50% more expensive and only about 3/4 as good as the original on a full charge when new. But it's about 10 times as good at holding a charge in storage, and it should last many more years than a standard battery. For dry camping, I can always bring another battery along when I want to.

I did the install by making wiring connections in the original battery box, in order to make it easy to reverse things back to the original configuration if I ever want to. You only need one wire because the trailer frame provides the ground side. I also installed a battery isolation switch at the same time.

My pair of group 24 Interstate RV/Marine batteries were purchased new in April 2005. They are still doing quite well.

This implies that the life expectancy of your battery is more than 5 years. That spreads the cost out quite well, reducing the cost of ownership.