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06-17-2019, 12:53 PM #1
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First trip out dry camping and disappointed
We just made our first trip out dry camping in our new Momentum 381M. Everything seemed to work fine but damn, that big girl can kill a battery quick. I even took the battery out and to Autozone to be tested. I thought I had a bad battery. In the future were going to have to be more conservative with the lighting at night! This was a bike rally so had the outside led stuff lit like the awnings and the step lights. I'm thinking the bit refrigerator with the internal fans might be a juice hog too! Anyone else having this experience??? My old trailer would go 2 days without a charge and still start the generator. 3 or 4 hours is about all I get from this girl and its time to start the generator.
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06-17-2019, 02:01 PM #2
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The batteries supplied by the dealers are least cost crap. Your Momentum is a big toy with some parasitic draw (fridge, stereo, CO monitors etc.) and your light usage will certainly require more battery than a single 12V to get you the amp hours (aH) you need. You haven't even mentioned the heater on a cold night.
You are about to start on the Great Battery Journey. There is a metric crap ton of info on lithium vs FLA vs AGM, 12v vs 6v, and a whole bunch of other acronyms on this and other sites but the bottom line is ... you need more battery.Jeff and Jen
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06-17-2019, 02:08 PM #3
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I was already thinking a pair of big 6 volts rigged in series. I was considering a 10 amp solar panel to stretch the daylight hours too lol... Might almost run the fridge and wifi hub
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06-17-2019, 09:23 PM #4
First trip out dry camping and disappointed
Think bigger.
You’re going to need at least four 6v batteries giving you a pair of 12v FLA or AGM.
Or go with a single 12v lithium which will drastically outperform all the above.
I have 4 lithium 12v batteries and can power my entire trailer no problem.
Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkLast edited by DaveMatthewsBand; 06-17-2019 at 09:28 PM.
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