29-5T, adding another battery bank

[drjenk]

Hi,
I'm going to add another battery bank to my 29-5T, one bank being the pair of batteries that came with the unit, adding a couple more for bank #2 hooked to the solar panel controller. Hooking this extra bank to the solar controller looks pretty straight forward, but where to do I tap into the DC circuitry of the trailer itself? I'm not seeing where physically this is done, as I didn't receive a wiring diagram with the unit. Has anyone done this? Thanks for any insight.

[Rotten-Red]

Originally Posted by drjenk

Hi,
I'm going to add another battery bank to my 29-5T, one bank being the pair of batteries that came with the unit, adding a couple more for bank #2 hooked to the solar panel controller. Hooking this extra bank to the solar controller looks pretty straight forward, but where to do I tap into the DC circuitry of the trailer itself? I'm not seeing where physically this is done, as I didn't receive a wiring diagram with the unit. Has anyone done this? Thanks for any insight.

Just hook them to the other two batteries.

[MtCamper]

Yeah! Finally another post in the Northwood section. Just put them as near the existing as possible. If the compartment is ventilated, wet cell batteries are OK. If you are putting them in an enclosed space, go AGM. If you go wet cell, consider 4 6 volt golf cart batteries. If your two batteries are over a year old, I'd also recommend replacing them when you upgrade. Your local NAPA store can swage connectors on an appropriately sized cable for you.