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LP Tank gone, in with 4th 8D Gel

After finding the great results from removing the origional refrig, and installing the Samsung home style, not needing the LP Gas as no use of the two burner stove top unit, I removed the LP tank and built a mounting stand to capture the 4th 8D Gel Battery, the origional 3 8D batteries do great, so hope the 4th is that much better.
There is room to turn the rack and add the 2nd battery, I feel that 5 8D batteries is over the top, not needed.
The opening is 22" X 23"
The Charger / inverter is mounted in the compartment right next to this battery, short cable run.

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Reply #1 –
Now if you had solar Dave you would be set up right. You can then fire your generator mechanic??
John H
Coachless, now use aircraft. 2003 Ford Travelair TC280 class C. Super shape. Just for 1 yr .
1994 Ford E350 ClassC,total renovation inside and out. Now sold.
2000 U295  36' Cummins 350 c/w Banks Stinger, Resonator upgrade,Solar, LED lites.Residential fridge with slide out pantry. Build 5674. Sold
ex 92 GV 022C ored Cummins. Sold
ex 95 GV240 cat 3116. Sold
2017 Mini cooper s & 2016 land Rover LR2 HSE  LUX.
jhaygarth@aol.com    SKP #130098
treat everyone as you would like to be.

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Reply #2 –
Did you go electric cooktop, or just giving up on the stove altogether?
Tim Fiedler    2025 LTV Unity MBL on Order
2000 Chevy Tracker 2 Door Convertible 4WD Now lifted 4.5"
1985 Citroen 2CV6 Charleston
Murphy Rebel on wheels with 175HP Titan
Cessna P337
1980 48' Westport MY (!/4 Share)

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Reply #3 –
Why not Two 8D their? :-)
Tim Fiedler    2025 LTV Unity MBL on Order
2000 Chevy Tracker 2 Door Convertible 4WD Now lifted 4.5"
1985 Citroen 2CV6 Charleston
Murphy Rebel on wheels with 175HP Titan
Cessna P337
1980 48' Westport MY (!/4 Share)

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Reply #4 –
Aren't you afraid a bad cell in one of the batteries will kill all of them if they're wired in parallel? That just happened to me and I'm kinda paranoid about it happening again. I can't imagine losing 5 batteries at once. Losing a pair of 8D batteries is bad enough... just saying
Scott Cook
1991 U300 36' 6V92TA
Old Town Penobscot 16
1984 Honda VF1100C (V65 Magna)

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Reply #5 –
I am going to do that soon too. Putting in an induction stove adn pulling the propane. Dave just beat me to it.
2025 Wanderbox Outpost 32 on F600 Expedition Motorhome
2015 Born Free Royal Splendor on Ford 550 nonslide version  for sale
Former Coaches  covering. 360,000 miles
1999 34 U270
2000 36 U320
2001 42' double slide U320
2018 Jeep Rubicon

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Reply #6 –
Worried about the battery setup, NOPE, more concerned of meeting myself in the here after. :o

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Reply #7 –
My goodness Dave that is a real scary thought.
Talking about meeting yourself, we are hoping to get to Virginia and see Ruth's cousin who has just moved into another place close to their old one in Middleburg (which we visited 2 yrs ago) and now they are in a 400 acre farm. So next spring will do a trip there and then P Edward Island and Nova Scotia again. Hope to meet you and anyone else on the route.
John h
Coachless, now use aircraft. 2003 Ford Travelair TC280 class C. Super shape. Just for 1 yr .
1994 Ford E350 ClassC,total renovation inside and out. Now sold.
2000 U295  36' Cummins 350 c/w Banks Stinger, Resonator upgrade,Solar, LED lites.Residential fridge with slide out pantry. Build 5674. Sold
ex 92 GV 022C ored Cummins. Sold
ex 95 GV240 cat 3116. Sold
2017 Mini cooper s & 2016 land Rover LR2 HSE  LUX.
jhaygarth@aol.com    SKP #130098
treat everyone as you would like to be.

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Reply #8 –
John,
Yes, Middleburg is a classy area of Va, have three customers in that area, mostly the high rollers whom I appreciate.

Looking forward to your trip thru Virginia in the spring, keep in touch.
 
Hope you liked those rivets, never seen them before, but look and act serious.

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Reply #9 –
Quote from: RRadio –
Aren't you afraid a bad cell in one of the batteries will kill all of them if they're wired in parallel? That just happened to me and I'm kinda paranoid about it happening again. I can't imagine losing 5 batteries at once. Losing a pair of 8D batteries is bad enough... just saying

Dave lives by the motto,improvise,adapt and over come.
The selected media item is not currently available.Bill&Doris 97 U270 36'
University of Parris Island Class of 66
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Reply #10 –
John, let me know too.  Middleburg is close to me too.
2025 Wanderbox Outpost 32 on F600 Expedition Motorhome
2015 Born Free Royal Splendor on Ford 550 nonslide version  for sale
Former Coaches  covering. 360,000 miles
1999 34 U270
2000 36 U320
2001 42' double slide U320
2018 Jeep Rubicon

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Reply #11 –
How will you route the battery cables? Do you have any concerns about unequal length cables causing the batteries in the same bank to discharge unevenly?

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Reply #12 –
Ha! You have forgotten more about these things than I will ever know.

I asked the question because of an article I read about very small differences in voltage (mostly from the resistance created by different length interconnecting battery cables) making a large difference in the current provided by the individual batteries in a battery bank. Here is the article. SmartGauge Electronics - Interconnecting multiple batteries to form one larger. It provides several examples of ways to interconnect the balance the draw.

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Reply #13 –
Have you removed the lp furnaces and how do you heat below 40 degrees? gam
joseph gambaro
1999 U295 36'

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Reply #14 –
Bob, you made me happy when I read that link as that is exactly the way I have connected my 3 Lifelines up (Item 3) and I am happy with the figures (balance). I have the feed lines off each going to a Buss bar (neg and pos)  AND the solar charger line going to the bar too (except when motor is running I use only solar for charge)
I did not have this info before but figured it had to be better than the original way.
John H
Coachless, now use aircraft. 2003 Ford Travelair TC280 class C. Super shape. Just for 1 yr .
1994 Ford E350 ClassC,total renovation inside and out. Now sold.
2000 U295  36' Cummins 350 c/w Banks Stinger, Resonator upgrade,Solar, LED lites.Residential fridge with slide out pantry. Build 5674. Sold
ex 92 GV 022C ored Cummins. Sold
ex 95 GV240 cat 3116. Sold
2017 Mini cooper s & 2016 land Rover LR2 HSE  LUX.
jhaygarth@aol.com    SKP #130098
treat everyone as you would like to be.

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Reply #15 –
After talking with my battery sales engineers this AM, they agree on the "Perfect" setup, howsomever in the real world, where few things are "Perfect", the method I plan to use is very safe & workable.

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Reply #16 –
The 4th 8G8D is installed and working fine, used 8' 2/0 for the Pos term to the Bat side of the 350 A fuse, 5' 2/0 Neg to Neg on bottom of the Prosign.
All Tyraped up nice & purty. ;D

Anyone looking for a spare LP Gas tank, 17 gal I think ?