Re: [VAC] Batteries/ following discussions/ on same additional question

["Rich Walbridge" <wbcci@xxxxxxx>]

Terry and other Vintage Listees,

Yes the AGM batteries can be operated inside without ventilation.  They are
one of very few, (if any) that can be shipped UPS as well.

I have the size 27 batteries and I was quoted $165 (prepaid), shipped to the
Boston, MA area.  I was told by the installer of my solar system (AJL
Solar), that these would be the last batteries I would ever buy for my rig.
I think you'll find that there is a life of 4-6 thousand cycles in these
batteries vs. 3-4 hundred in the everyday deep cycle RV type battery.

I opted for these so I wouldn't have any failures along the way and I would
be able to put them under the dinette seat with the converter/inverter.  If
I did it all over again, I would have installed the converter/inverter in
the refer compartment behind the refer where there's plenty of ventilation.

I installed a small 3" diameter brown plastic vent grille in the bottom of
the seat as well as a gray plastic vent grille on the skin of the trailer
where seat compartment is.  It was getting warm in there after heavy duty
usage in the warm weather.  The built-in fan in the converter/inverter was
cycling and the warm air wasn't going anywhere....but now it has a place to
go.  I bought them out of the Radio Shack website....they weren't available
in the store.  $3 each.

Good luck.

Rich Walbridge
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