Trojan 30XHS 12-volt group 30 deep-cycle battery (130 AH)

Same battery we use, Red. So far so good. Seemed like the best choice for our usage. Hope it works out. 

-b

Good to know Brian.  

Either one - the Trojan 30XHS & the Trojan SCS225 (which Bruce H. has and is very happy with) - are AH monsters and a great choice for a single 12-volt battery situation.  As explained to me, this one seemed to make slightly more sense for an RV battery for our use - dry camping anywhere from 3 to 20 nights at a time.

Great price on a very good battery.  Trojan makes high quality batteries.

Nice battery Jeff.  I got a real charge out of reading your write up......

Thanks Erick.  

And it's a good thing you're not a "gopher".

Great price Jeff ....I'm shocked....!

Great battery at an incredible price!  Well done.

Bruce

Thanks Bruce.

You (once again) steered me in the right direction.  

130 AH AND it fits in a group 27 battery box (which fits in/on the stock battery tray) - enough said!

Yep. Only adds ~15# to the tongue, but substantially more Ah over a stock group 27, and rated to 600 charge/discharge cycles at 50% DoD to boot. As a single 12v battery solution, they're hard to beat.

And for me it's an even smaller weight addition - only 4.8 lbs. heavier than my Interstate group 29 (101 AH) and only 20.6 lbs. heavier than my Interstate group 24 (81 AH).  *Group 29 for dry camping.  Group 24 for hook-up camping such as rally's/rallies.

Trojan really packs in those AH!   

We recently returned from a 3-week trip. On 2 separate occasions we went 5 nights without charging up the battery with the generator.  Both times we could have easily gotten another night out of the battery as the water pump hadn't yet started to cause the lights to flicker or cause the stereo to pause a dvd while watching a movie (both good indicators that a battery is getting low).  

Great to hear.  I almost went with Trojan T105  6 volts.  Now that I know they fit in my battery tray despite what the tape measure says probably will next time.......

I'm impressed that it fits in the group 29 boxes. I may upgrade when my Grp 29s die.

It's a great battery Kent.  I am extremely happy with it.   

And it actually fits in a group 27 box (which fits in the TT's stock battery tray with no modifications) -
http://www.attwoodmarine.com/s...y-Box-Power-Guard-27

Good timing that this thread popped up today.

Regardless of the last time that we camped I have always (16+ years) charged my trailer batteries every 3 months.  Today being the closest Sat. to 9/30 it was charge day.

I have this battery as well as an older/wimpier group 29 Interstate & an even wimpier group 24 Interstate.

With this battery we last camped 5.5 weeks ago (with Mr. & Mrs. Big E in fact!) and after that dry camping trip I charged this battery up before storing it in the garage.

So, 5.5 weeks ago it was at 12.75 volts.  30 minutes ago when I checked it before charging it (at the 2 amp setting) it was at 12.74 volts (nice!).

It's done and ready to unhook.

*Here is my "Battery maintenance - what works for me" thread -
https://community.lanceowners.org/top...ce-what-works-for-me

Curious, how do you all get a high enough equalize charge (the 30XHS requires 16.2V for EQ)? 

I would love to go with 2 of those if they fit or 2 T105's but the Lance PD-4500 won't provide the proper EQ charge...

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.:

A good choice!  Is the 66-70 lb weight ever an issue being too much for one person to handle alone?

The SCS225 battery is more of a marine battery, meaning it is designed to deliver high amps.

Do you know how your 30xhs bulk, float, and equalize voltages compare to what your converter/charger puts out, or your solar charger if you have one?

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?

Red Barchetta posted:

Thanks Bruce.

You (once again) steered me in the right direction.  

130 AH AND it fits in a group 27 battery box (which fits in/on the stock battery tray) - enough said!

Which manufacturers group 27 battery box are you using Red?

The ones I have looked at are not quite tall enough for the 30XHS