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JandL
Senior Member Joined: 29 Mar 2014 Location: California Online Status: Offline Posts: 364 |
Topic: 1 or 2 new batteries? Posted: 08 Apr 2017 at 11:53am |
Century Plastics: Heavy Duty Battery Box, inline - Holds (2) 6 Volt Golf Cart battery's.
Century Plastics All Battery |
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JandL
2013 Honda Ridgeline 2012 177 2 Paynes in a Pod |
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Danielw1
Senior Member Joined: 01 Apr 2017 Location: Oregon Online Status: Offline Posts: 115 |
Posted: 08 Apr 2017 at 11:58am |
That looks like the best solution for keeping a tight fit.
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fwunder
Senior Member Joined: 04 Oct 2013 Location: New Jersey Online Status: Offline Posts: 1676 |
Posted: 08 Apr 2017 at 12:01pm |
I chose a DYI solution. Took a blade to two regular battery boxes. Glued some plastic "splints" to the inside to extend them a bit and the wrapped in Gorilla Tape. That was about three years ago. Still going strong.
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2014 RPod 178 => MyMods and Buying Habits
2008 4Runner Limited 4.0-liter V6 Yes, those are wild ponies dining on grass while dumping tanks! |
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StephenH
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6297 |
Posted: 08 Apr 2017 at 1:54pm |
Two NOCO HM306BK boxes from Amazon are what I am using. They were the least expensive option I could find for GC2 batteries.
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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
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TheBum
Senior Member Joined: 26 Feb 2016 Location: Texas Online Status: Offline Posts: 1407 |
Posted: 10 Apr 2017 at 12:23pm |
We have two Duracell brand GC2s on our 179. I can run my CPAP with the humidifier and not worry about running out of battery power. We also have an inverter to allow us to use charging adapters for our various devices as well as watch TV.
We got the batteries and boxes from Batteries+Bulbs. The boxes were something like $10 apiece. I ordered them online and picked them up locally. |
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StephenH
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6297 |
Posted: 10 Apr 2017 at 12:41pm |
That is the brand I purchased and from the same source. I added a couple of USB charging outlets so that I don't need to use an inverter to charge our phones. We do have a 300 Watt inverter that we use for watching the TV. I should have gotten a smaller one except I once had a smaller one that didn't have enough power to run a laptop I used to own. That is why I got the 300 Watt one. The fan in it is a bit loud though, so I still may pick up a small one that has enough power to run the TV and keep the other one in case I need something with more power. |
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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
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Danielw1
Senior Member Joined: 01 Apr 2017 Location: Oregon Online Status: Offline Posts: 115 |
Posted: 16 Apr 2017 at 9:49am |
I will be getting 6v batteries pretty soon. One thing I wondered is will the on board charger be sufficient? Also, if I ever get solar panels will they be enough to charge?
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JandL
Senior Member Joined: 29 Mar 2014 Location: California Online Status: Offline Posts: 364 |
Posted: 16 Apr 2017 at 10:09am |
The onboard charger is more than enough to charge them back up. I have two 100 watt solar panels that in full sun can charge around 8.5 amps. Even when I had only one panel it was enough to recharge what I had used, as long as I had full sun on the panel
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JandL
2013 Honda Ridgeline 2012 177 2 Paynes in a Pod |
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Danielw1
Senior Member Joined: 01 Apr 2017 Location: Oregon Online Status: Offline Posts: 115 |
Posted: 16 Apr 2017 at 6:28pm |
Good to know! Thanks
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GlueGuy
Senior Member Joined: 15 May 2017 Location: N. California Online Status: Offline Posts: 2631 |
Posted: 28 May 2017 at 11:06am |
To put it in layman's terms, a 120 watt load on a 120VAC circuit is only 1 amp (a pretty small current draw). That same load on your battery is going to be 10 amps. That is a big draw on your battery, and you have to take that into consideration. I wish they sized batteries according to the watt-hours of storage. Instead they give you CCA (Cold Cranking Amps), and/or AH (Amp-Hours). The amp-hours is the more useful, but it would be even better if it was just pure watt-hours. The watt-hours would eliminate having to take whatever the voltage is.
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bp
2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River 2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost |
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