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Old 05-23-2012, 03:00 AM   #21
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My RV came with two Group 31 12v coach batteries. One went bad after two years, could have been my fault for not watching the water level. But they are expensive. Was in a hurry to leave town last winter, so just went to CostCo, got two 6v Golf Cart batteries at $89 each. I thought, if needed, I could add two more later.

Since then, we have camped in many Casino lots, some very cold nights with the propane furnace running during the nights. (and the wife's c-pap breathing machine plugged into the inverter all night). Some tv time, etc. Always had more than enough juice to start the generator in the morning.

Those little 6v batteries pack quite a punch for a great price.
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Old 05-23-2012, 09:39 PM   #22
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This is a great thread. I have the same battery issue and now I know what I am doing. 6 volts are going in, with easy fill system, and the trik L start.
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Old 05-23-2012, 11:23 PM   #23
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I followed the winnebego tech sheet on hooking up my trik-l-start. The way the tech sheet said to hook it up the chassis batteries are not being charged when the house battery switch is off.

Do most guys hook it up this way or only to one solenoid so that the chassis batteries are charged all the time regardless of the house battery switch position?

Seems to me that when hooked up to charge all the time you could end up with two sets of dead batteries instead of one if the coach sat a long time and the small 10w solar panel did not keep up.

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Old 05-24-2012, 08:15 AM   #24
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gents..
I followed the winnebego tech sheet on hooking up my trik-l-start. The way the tech sheet said to hook it up the chassis batteries are not being charged when the house battery switch is off.

Do most guys hook it up this way or only to one solenoid so that the chassis batteries are charged all the time regardless of the house battery switch position?

Seems to me that when hooked up to charge all the time you could end up with two sets of dead batteries instead of one if the coach sat a long time and the small 10w solar panel did not keep up.

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The Way you have it hooked up and the way Winnebago says to do it, the only time the chassis batteries receive charge is when you have your dash switch in the on position. This engages your house batteries and also all the parasitic draws that go along with it. ex. smoke detectors etc.
By hooking the TrikLStart over to the battery isolator solonoid you can NOW turn off your dash switch, eliminating all the parasitic draws.

In your case, yes indeed you could have dead batteries with long periods of little sunshine and if your parasitic draw was more than the little solar panel could keep up with.

The way I show it to be wired, with the dash switch off, all parasitic draws are eliminated, all the charge from solar go to batteries.

The two solonoids are within inches of each other. Just move the wires from the house battery on/off solonoid over to the battery isolator solonoid

Any batteries will go dead if not maintained and cared for, regardless of the way the triklstart is hooked up.
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Old 05-24-2012, 09:14 AM   #25
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Since we are discussing TrikLStart and batteries, It might be interesting to some just what /How I have maintained my batteries with TrikLStart.
I got three new group 31 - 12V batteries dated 4-09 at Sams club.
When they go I am going the 4- 6V route.
I have 2 12V chassis batteries dated 6-08.
I installed my Trick L Start in 6-09. It has consistantly maintained the batteries charging via the little solar panel when my rig is in storage between uses.
I live in sunny So. Calif. so I do get some sunshine. In winter months, I have to supplement the 10W built in solar by adding an additional 10W portable solar I flop on the roof and attatch to the house batteries for a total of 20W solar. still a miniscule amount but it works for me.
I keep tabs on their condition and about twice or so during the non use winter months of low sunshine I go down to the motorhome storage, start the genny and enjoy some TV watching and give the batteries a good charge .
My chassis batteries are always in the 12.7 to 12.5 range thanks to that little trikLstart and by having it wired to the isolator solonoid and being able to turn my dash swith off to elimate all parasitic draws.
So if you store your motorhome in facility with no elect., then solar is pretty much your only option and four 6V batteries I expect will be installed in my coach in the next few years.
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