Starting Batteries (Engine only!)

[Gregory OConnor]

I dont know if having glass mat or other types of batteries in the
inverter storage bank should influence start battery choice when a
charger setting is used to boost both banks????
I would use regular high start amp commercial truck batteries. when
my 94 is stored for over a month I clip on a automatic trickle
charger I got at pepboys aprox $40 because the onboard chargers dont
maintain the start bank and I dont want to tie the two together at
the dash. I need to pick up a set myself. my start batteries are
wet cell /no maintenance but RobR clued me in on the hidden caps and
a hydrometer test proved uneven reading across the batteries. I
dont want to end up with electrical issues in the DDec caused by
batteries.

GregoryO'Connor

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Gregg Kizer"
wrote:
>
> GROUP Question:
>
> What batteries ("Deep Cycle" or "Regular Type/ with high CCA
rating")
> are best for "Start Engine/ assignment duty" would one go with
when
> replacing all three (3)battery units. It seems time has come to
> replace out the three (3) engine batteries of which are presently
a
> Deep Cycle type (Wolverine Deep Cycle /brand of battery/ with
> ThermOil Battery Technology) when aquiring this coach . My other
> batteries (six Large Deep Cycle AGM) are AGM type for the "House
> Service". I have a splite system battery set up for this '96
coach.
>
> Does the various seating around of the coach while in storage (not
> using coach, cold winter storage, etc...) warrant and best suit
> the "Deep Cycle" type batteries vs the "Regular Type" for purpose
of
> starting my 60 Series Detroit engine??? This might be the reason
for
> the "Deep Cycle" type batteries on the "Engine" battery set-up
that
> is being used now.
>
> Would the Sam's Club "COMMERCIAL" type battery (@ $87.24 per
battery
> cost)= "31A 12V @ 950 CCA" work just as well and replace them
often
> as needed or would one invest into the "AGM type Deep Cycle" type
> batteries for the over all perforamce and longivity due to the
> various storage assignments of the coach and various charging
issues
> (cyles, engine charging, shore power/inverter-charger, etc.)?????
>
> It seems that Blue Bird has the engine battery bank charging
> controled by owner (me!!) to regulate the amount of engine battery
> bank charge while sitting (shore power or generator power) and not
> runing the engine (travel time) by design...
>
> NOTE: With price of fuel, I am sure all our batteries will be
more
> in a directed storage stage of life of our coaches....Just a
thougt!
>
> WHAT WOULD YOU GO WITH when needing replacements? I am sure
> the "ThermOil Battery Technology" was applied to the batteries to
> keep the corrision issue down in the battery compartment area vs.
the
> AGM type batteries as used in "House battery Service"...
>
> Gregg Kizer
> `96 WBSD `42
> KB9BG (ham call)
> New Castle, IN
>