agwill
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Back again. You need a new converter! Not a new battery. Compressor fridge does not run all the time. Max draw is 15amps. Your converter should put out 50-60 amps as needed.
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ArialSummer
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LiFePO4 batteries from brands like Battle Born or Relion offer longer lifespan and more usable capacity
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time2roll
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joelc wrote:Checked the Charger/Converter per Progressive Dynamics directions, and it is fine. OK if the PD is producing 13.2 to 14.4 volts there should be same voltage at the stack of 12v fuses in the panel.
Otherwise there is a connection issue allowing the lights to go dim and the battery to go low.
Please post the voltage coming off the fuses and the voltage coming out of the PD converter.
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pianotuna
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Hi,
For full time shore power think of the battery as a capacitor.
Any 12 volt battery will do the job.
Maintenance free would be nice.
Look at an Interstate battery store for reconditioned cell tower batteries. Cost is about $1 per amp-hour.
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joelc
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time2roll:
I cut the 12V shut off switch and the V coming from the PD is 14.4V. I am not going to disconnect wires to check other voltages. As mentioned I had checked the Progressive unit per there converter guidelines and called Progressive and it checked out as working........It would be nice is someone just answers my question about the batteries in their towable rigs instead of trying to troubleshoot.
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Personally, I go to Sam's Club and buy two of their 6-volt golf cart batteries. I believe they are Interstate. You could go to Costco and do the same thing. They use Duracell but their customer ratings are not as high as the interstates at Sam's club. I've been doing this for the past 10 to 12 years.
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time2roll
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joelc wrote: Also, I live full time, and am hooked up to shore power. Any battery is fine if connected to utility power. The PD converter will never let it get low on voltage. Actually a battery is not even needed unless the RV moves. AGM is fine for reduced maintenance. Don't need high capacity unless unplugged overnight.
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opnspaces
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I would say you need any cheap 12v battery. I would suggest Costco. I have Costco batteries in my trailer.
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fj12ryder
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If you're hooked up to shore power all the time, go to Wally World with the measurements of your battery box and buy a deep cycle battery that will fit. Not a starter/deep cycle battery. A deep cycle marine battery will work fine, and probably run you under $100. If that battery you have is the original, I think you got all the good out of it. ![[emoticon]](http://www.coastresorts.com/sharedcontent/cfb/images/smile.gif "smile")
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valhalla360
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fj12ryder wrote:If you're hooked up to shore power all the time, go to Wally World with the measurements of your battery box and buy a deep cycle battery that will fit. Not a starter/deep cycle battery. A deep cycle marine battery will work fine, and probably run you under $100. If that battery you have is the original, I think you got all the good out of it.
Not to confuse the OP but true 12v deep cycle lead-acid batteries are almost unheard of. There are a few ultra expensive ones but nothing the OP would find or should consider.
The combo-marine batteries mostly provide the convienence of a wingnut connection to make it easy to attach cables but the internals are no different from starting batteries.
If you want true deep cycle lead-acid, you are looking at 6v golf cart batteries wired together to produce 12v.
But as has been said a few times, if the OP is on shore power any basic 12v battery will be fine. He just needs enough power to operate the jack while hooking and unhooking before getting plugged into the truck and then the truck will take over providing for the trailer 12v needs.
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