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Connecting House and Starting batteries

Yahoo Message Number: 86184
I have 3 8D batteries - 2 house and 1 starting. We dry camp alot and I am considering adding a jumper to connect the starting battery to the house bank and hopefully gaining a 50 percent increase in house capacity. All three batteries are the same make/model/age. We have solar and are usually fully charged by 1pm.
Are there any know problems in doing this other than the risk of discharging all 3 batteries ?

Bob Speckman
97 Intrigue
#10388

Re: Connecting House and Starting batteries

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Yahoo Message Number: 86186
Hi Bob - Here is a link to some input to this very question from some of the Escapees more techie guys:)!
http://www.rvnetwork.com/index.php?showtopic=102666
I went with a stand alone CAT 8D Maint Free (highest CCA, from a tip from another member of this board) and kept the deeper cycle house batteries as stand alone (4 AGM Lifeline L16's for 800AH).

Best of luck on your whatever approach you keep end up going with, Smitty

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Re: Connecting House and Starting batteries

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Quote from: GSmith77_7"

> Hi Bob - Here is a link to some input to this very question from some of the Escapees more techie guys:)! > >http://www.rvnetwork.com/index.php?showtopic=102666 > > I went with a stand alone CAT 8D Maint Free (highest CCA, from a tip from another member of this board) and kept the deeper cycle house batteries as stand alone (4 AGM Lifeline L16's for 800AH).

Best of luck on your whatever approach you keep end up going with, > Smitty

04 Allure 31017

Quote from: Bob"

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> I have 3 8D batteries - 2 house and 1 starting. We dry camp alot and I am considering adding a jumper to connect the starting battery to the house bank and hopefully gaining a 50 percent increase in house capacity. All three batteries are the same make/model/age. We have solar and are usually fully charged by 1pm.
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> Are there any know problems in doing this other than the risk of discharging all 3 batteries ? > >

> Bob Speckman
> 97 Intrigue
> #10388
>
Thanks Smitty, lots of info there. I think I will hook them together tomorrow and if it indeed gives me better coach battery time before discharging to 12.1 I will buy a new starting battery and leave the 3 matching age batteries together. I have the room as I built a extra slideout tray above my existing battery tray in anticipation of creating a begger battery bank for the house.

Thanks again
Bob Speckman
97 Intrigue
#10388