Posts: 165
Threads: 7
Joined: Mar 2016
My house batteries will not hold a charge anymore.I can only get 10.5 volts after being charged for 8 hours.3 of them are leaking around terminals.They are at least 5 years old. I found a place close to me that sells lifeline 255ah 8da for 586.00 ea. Other than cleaning the terminals when I replace them is there anything else I need to do to them?
1995 # 390
Posts: 2,348
Threads: 386
Joined: Jul 2012
Turn off battery disconnect switch. Take a picture of your connections and mark them as you disassemble. Negative post first. As I remove them I tag them with a wire label tag, noting position on which battery.
Tags like these:
https://www.amazon.com/Avery-Shipping-Do...label+tags
Steve Bare
1999 Newell 2 slide #531
(This post was last modified: 08-02-2017, 08:15 AM by
rheavn.)
Posts: 165
Threads: 7
Joined: Mar 2016
(08-02-2017, 08:14 AM)rheavn Wrote: Turn off battery disconnect switch. Take a picture of your connections and mark them as you disassemble. Negative post first. As I remove them I tag them with a wire label tag, noting position on which battery.
Tags like these: https://www.amazon.com/Avery-Shipping-Do...label+tags
Thanks Steve.When I am done with install turn disconnect back on.Do the new batteries reguire any change in charging method for the first time?
1995 # 390
Posts: 574
Threads: 29
Joined: Jul 2012
Keith,
You are going from flooded cells to AGM, right? If so, the charging characteristics are different and your inverter/charger should allow you to configure it for AGM.
And, just for grins, give this guy an opportunity to quote you on the Lifelines:
[email protected]
Russ
Russ White
2016 Winnebago Vista LX 30T
#530 ( Sold )
1999 45' Double Slide - Factory upgrade 2004
Posts: 5,756
Threads: 493
Joined: Jul 2012
i second russ on Tom at trans-specialists i bought my lifelines from him and at the time he was the cheapest anywhere.
tom
2002 45'8" Newell Coach 608 Series 60 DDEC4/Allison World 6 Speed HD4000MH
Posts: 165
Threads: 7
Joined: Mar 2016
(08-02-2017, 01:11 PM)encantotom Wrote: i second russ on Tom at trans-specialists i bought my lifelines from him and at the time he was the cheapest anywhere.
tom
Thank you both I will check him out.
1995 # 390
Posts: 5,476
Threads: 258
Joined: Jul 2012
Keith,
They were replaced in 2011 as I recall. You might want to look into a pure sine inverter/charger. The original xantrex does not have the perfect charge profile for agm batteries.
Richard and Rhonda Entrekin
95 Newell, 390 Ex caretaker
99 Newell, 512 Ex caretaker
07 Prevost Marathon, 1025
Maverick Hybrid Toad
Inverness, FL (when we're home
)
Posts: 165
Threads: 7
Joined: Mar 2016
(08-03-2017, 10:09 AM)Richard Wrote: Keith,
They were replaced in 2011 as I recall. You might want to look into a pure sine inverter/charger. The original xantrex does not have the perfect charge profile for agm batteries.
Thank you.
1995 # 390
