

| Subject: | Re: House battery |
| From: | Steven Johnson |
| Date: | Sat, 29 Dec 2018 18:37:26 -0500 |
Try this Samba article. When I redo mine I'll do this: https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=5752347 Steven 91 Westy On Sat, Dec 29, 2018 at 6:29 PM Dug Smith <dug@dugbert.com> wrote: > I installed 4 UB12220 wheelchair batteries - they're rated at 22Ah each, > so I'm guessing that's what you have. Would another one help enough? > > I've seen somebody talking about a 100Ah Lithium battery, but it was a > lot more than I have to spend right now. An 80W panel in the luggage > rack seems to (just about) keep up with the Truckfridge in the summer, > but I haven't really pushed it by staying somewhere for very long. > > On 12/29/2018 15:20, Jeremy Stovin wrote: > > Hey all, > > > > I’m sure I have thrown this out somewhere, but I cannot find it. > > > > I love my ‘87 Westy, except for the issues I continue to have with my > house battery. > > > > I have done some upgrades that end up drawing a lot of power. I went > through and found the draws. So, the biggest draws are the truckfridge and > radio (got the switch so it won’t draw when not in use, but we like using > it.) > > > > I have a series of 3 wheelchair batteries under the driver’s seat, 12v, > 66ah. But after a day and a half, without plugging in, it is dead. I had > installed a portable 100w solar panel and controller, but I do not see that > helped (that is another question for another day). > > > > Bottom line: I want a battery with more Ah to last longer. Will even > consider a lithium ion battery. The one, major constraint- I can only use a > battery that will fit in that box under the driver’s seat. No room anywhere > else. Seriously. > > > > So, I am asking for suggestions and recommendations of batteries that > will work. > > > > (Seriously- do not recommend finding a different place for the battery. > That will not help.) > > > > Some other side details: have a battery charger/maintainer, a Yandina > combiner and a victron monitor. > > > > Thank for your feedback! > > > > Jeremy > > > > Sent from my iPad > > >
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