Red Barchetta posted:Picked up one of these today -
http://www.trojanbattery.com/product/30xhs/With our 1575 and the way that we load it (tongue-mounted bike rack with 3 bikes & 7.5 gallon/30 lb. LP tank) we run with a single battery on the tongue.
*We dry camp and have solar &/or generator's depending upon the trip so a single battery has worked well for us for almost 16 years now.Through my work I accrue points towards purchases at certain places.
One of them being Battery Systems (where I only had 4 days left to "use it or lose it") -
https://www.batterysystems.net/
So I headed down to the local store and after a long conversation with the manager I decided to go with the Trojan 30XHS over the Trojan SCS225. Same AH (130) & same listed weight (66 lbs.). Same price as well ($200.00 neighborhood).
With my discount I was out of there for $81.86.I already had 3 Interstate batteries - 1 puny group 24 (81 AH) that came with the 1575 (this I only use for the rare time that we go somewhere with electrical hook-up's as a battery isn't needed then except for the trailer's emergency brakes break-away system) & 2 group 29's (101 AH each) that we've had for 4 years from our previous trailer and are still rock solid.
*I gave a neighbor/friend one of the group 29's as he just bought a TT (not a Lance) and only had a group 24 that came with it. He insisted on a form of payment so I gained a case of Sierra Nevada Pale Ale.
For now, I still have 3 batteries, but as the 2 Interstate batteries - group 24 & group 29 - fade out in the next few years I will eventually just go with this 130 AH Trojan beast.A few thoughts/observations -
- It fits in a group 27 battery box(!) which works well with my Attwood group 27 "Power Guard" battery box that is tapered to accommodate my angled B&D 12-volt RV Battery Lock.
http://www.attwoodmarine.com/s...y-Box-Power-Guard-27
http://www.b-drvbatterylock.com/balocl.html
- The true weight in a plastic group 27 battery box is 70.2 lbs.
- It arrived to me holding 12.75 volts (this is direct from the assembly line. The store did not charge it up.).
- A slight adjustment to the flattened copper pipe and my Victron battery monitor shunt fits nicely.
- It is stamped "G6" which is for July 2016. Trojan stamps them 6 weeks ahead and the store received this particular battery last Th. (6/2/16).I will update this thread as the battery gets some camping use.
Here are 6 pictures as well as 2 screenshots of charts from the data sheet with good info.:
Red, I am in the process of buying the same battery and a battery box. According to specs, t
he atwood box you use is about 1/10 of an inch shorter in length than this battery, so I was going to buy a larger box, that has a bit too much extra room, and I am concerned it might not fit in the 1575 mounting area due to more width (I dont have my trailer yet so cant measure it).
Is it a very tight fit lengthwise, perhaps a concern, or perhaps limiting tthe necessary ventilation?