Residential fridges

[Gregory OConnor]

Pete it is good that you look for the cause of a failure like your
assumption that the batteries were not maintained while at the
dealership. On an old bus like yours there are phantom loads that
require more attention than new high end coaches. I do think that
there would be more incentive to switch out a 140#/ $400.00 battery
then a 45#/$70 battery. either way it was likely discharge that
compramised the set that followed your coach.

I wonder what makes a newer compressor style fridge more efficient
than the pre 134 '95 in your bus???? Maybe you can just change out
the compressor and not remove the icebox cabinet???? avoid removing
the windshield and all that.

GregoryO'Connor
circa 1994pt
RomolandCa


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Pete Masterson
wrote:
>
> FWIW, the batteries I received in my coach were the very ones
that
> the previous owner installed. DEKA brand AGMs. At 140 lbs. each
and
> with their huge size, they're not that practical for a dealer to
swap
> in-out of the coach. So long as the batteries seem to work, a
dealer
> isn't going to fiddle with them.
>
> Of course, smaller, more common size batteries might give a
dealer
> more incentive to mess with.
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>
> On Feb 6, 2008, at 7:41 PM, Gregory OConnor wrote:
>
> > When a motorhome passes from dealership to dealership the good
> > batteries dont pass with the motorhome. not saying that dealers
are
> > bad or in the wrong just saying you should ask to find a coach on
> > the lot to switch batteries with befor you write the check.
> >
> > GregoryO'Connor
> > 94ptRomolandCa
> >
> >
>