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05-03-2017, 12:52 PM
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Thor Owners Club Freightliner Owners Club
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Location of coach & chassis batteries
Does anyone know of a manufacture of a DP where the chassis and coach batteries are located where the only access is inside the coach rather than being located in a bay? If there is such an animal please tell me which manufacturer and model.
Thanks,
Gary
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05-03-2017, 01:24 PM
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Monaco Owners Club Texas Boomers Club
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Quote:
Originally Posted by gmadams
Does anyone know of a manufacture of a DP where the chassis and coach batteries are located where the only access is inside the coach rather than being located in a bay? If there is such an animal please tell me which manufacturer and model.
Thanks,
Gary
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Do you mean the interior of the coach? If so, I don't think you'll find anything like that. The batteries can't be inside the coach because they can vent a gas.
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05-03-2017, 01:44 PM
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Freightliner Owners Club American Coach Owners Club
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Yeah, don't think that will happen.
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05-03-2017, 01:48 PM
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Well foretravel puts eng batteries behind the muffler not in a bay and they are a bear to change out. The 6 coach batteries are next to the wet bay and they are no fun getting out either. If you are trying to get more bay space you are stuck.
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05-04-2017, 07:03 AM
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AGM and gel (valve-regulated) batteries can be located inside the passenger compartment. Cars often have that these days.
I don't know of any Class A coaches that do that, probably because interior space is too valuable to waste on batteries. Class B's, however,have them inside.
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05-04-2017, 07:39 AM
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Entegra Owners Club
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Our house batteries are in the basement behind a wall.
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05-04-2017, 09:19 AM
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Thor mounts the chassis batteries inside under a panel in the rear closet on one model. It's a huge PIA.
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05-04-2017, 11:15 AM
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Winnebago Owners Club Freightliner Owners Club
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Our WBGO has AGM house batteries in a vented compartment below the main storage bay. Chassis batteries are mounted in an external compartment at rear. Have seen installs of Lithium batteries intentionally placed in interior cabinets to address cold exposure issues.
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05-04-2017, 11:39 AM
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Tiffin Owners Club
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Gary RVRoamer
AGM and gel (valve-regulated) batteries can be located inside the passenger compartment. Cars often have that these days.
I don't know of any Class A coaches that do that, probably because interior space is too valuable to waste on batteries. Class B's, however,have them inside.
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So do some Class C's. My friend has batteries under the entrance steps that are actually inside the coach.
Ron
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