What is your preferred battery type and brand for an RV with a solar system installed? The crap battery that came with the RV started to lose capacity and then began emitting awful smelling gas at 1 year old. Battery has since been disconnected and removed. (Stored RV with the battery disconnect switch engaged)
Preferred battery - Solar
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Sorry to hear about your "early" battery failure @robertmasters. From what you say that battery is only 1 year old, I do not think it is a battery failure, more likely a discharge/charging problem with the electrics. ANY reasonable AGM battery should do better than that. Before stuffing up another battery, check that all electrical connections are correct, that there is no possibility that a switch for lights, radio etc has failed and has been continuously discharging your battery. Also, check that your solar charging system is working correctly and that the controller has the correct settings for charging voltage and float voltage if available. Most AGMs can even handle 12 months in storage without a charge and still recover if charged properly, although much, much better to charge regularly every 3 months at least. What sort of charging system are you using? What type of battery and capacity is it and what have you been running off the battery and for how long?? Yes, some batteries may fail early, but I believe it to be a very rare occurrence. Please provide more info and pictures to assist you further.
Definitely prefer to use an AGM battery of at least 120 to 130ah as per links.
Atem Power 135Ah 12V AGM Deep Cycle Battery Portable 4WD Sealed Marine Solar SLA | eBay
The ATEM POWER AGM battery, which has built-in pure lead grip and AGM separator for enhanced conductivity and electrolyte absorption and effective charge keeping, is all weather- and temperature-resistant, and this battery is also designed for a more efficient discharge recovery. Faster...
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135AH AMP Hour Battery AGM SLA 12 Volt 12V Deep Cycle Dual Fridge Solar 130Ah | eBay
Power AGM 135AH SLA 12V Deep Cycle Battery. Any less than this and either the case is of lighter construction (and therefore more susceptible to temperature and vibration) or the plates smaller (and therefore the ah is less).
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Hi @Drover , I don't think it was me posting anything about batteries recently. I think the last time we discussed batteries was sometime last year. @robertmasters is a new member I think and this is his first post??
Nah I was meaning from the OP in this thread https://expandasdownunder.com/threads/how-hot-are-your-coach-batterys.12983/
some more info needed Robert, @robertmasters so we can give you a good rundown on things, converted to your language as well if we can....lol,lol,lol.....
Sorry @Drover , did not see the connection between both posts regarding batteries. Also thought that member was from Texas Queensland, not USA!!!!
