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Old 02-08-2016, 11:08 AM   #1
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Size 27 battery. The best one?

So my battery is officially crapped out. I did some research and it looks like it was just a cheap battery. It's a size 27, which im guessing is the biggest I could put in the battery box. I'd like to get a sealed battery seeing how my battery compartment is inside the living space. So what battery should I get? I have a 7 day Utah trip coming up next week so I need something asap.

Here is my current battery-
http://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/pro...attery-27mdcst

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Old 02-08-2016, 11:35 AM   #2
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I read that golf cart batteries are good, I also see that a SMB owner purchased this one from amazon...

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Old 02-08-2016, 11:48 AM   #3
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Best? Probably Lifeline.

Lifeline Batteries - Marine & RV Deep Cycle Batteries

More affordable and decent? I like these:

UPG UB121000 12v 100ah SLA Group 27 Battery BP100-12 DCS-100L MPS12-100 DCM0100L, PS-121000 U BATLIQ1011 SB121000 WKDC12-100P
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That second one seems like a good deal. Since I've never had a good battery in my SMB, how long could I run my fridge on the "3" setting before I get to the 50% battery level with this battery?
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Trojan, Lifeline and VMax are all good batteries. Can't go wrong with any of those brands. On the fridge question, what model fridge do you have?
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Trojan, Lifeline and VMax are all good batteries. Can't go wrong with any of those brands. On the fridge question, what model fridge do you have?
I think its the norcold? Standard SMB early 2000s fridge.
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If you can find the model number, likely on a sticker inside the door, you can google and find out how many amps it draws. That'll be the best way to figure out how long you can run it.

As an example, my old van had two group 27 batteries and a Norcold that drew 2.4 amps. I could run it for a weekend without any problem.
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I think most golf cart batteries are 6v, so you would need to run two in series. Take the interior measurement of your battery box and see how big of a battery you can fit. Sometimes, those boxes can fit a group 31 which seems to be the highest capacity "standard" size battery. A member by the name of "boywonder" lives in Orange County and he found a good source for remanufactured AGM batteries. He's posted the place a couple times and several members have bought batteries from them. I think they were only around $100 each.
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I think most golf cart batteries are 6v, so you would need to run two in series. Take the interior measurement of your battery box and see how big of a battery you can fit. Sometimes, those boxes can fit a group 31 which seems to be the highest capacity "standard" size battery. A member by the name of "boywonder" lives in Orange County and he found a good source for remanufactured AGM batteries. He's posted the place a couple times and several members have bought batteries from them. I think they were only around $100 each.
I will measure when I get home. Here is a shot I took earlier of the batt and the compartment

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Doesn't look like there's a lot of excess room in that one. Staying with the 27 is probably your best bet.
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