Yes.bjeppson wrote:What do you do about grounding the trailer battery? Is this grounded to the trailer frame?
Yes.bjeppson wrote:What do you do about grounding the trailer battery? Is this grounded to the trailer frame?
droid_ca wrote:I was thinking of connecting them in a series to help increase my time on them
Bogo wrote:droid_ca wrote:I was thinking of connecting them in a series to help increase my time on them
Do you mean parallel? If you connect two 12VDC batteries in series you get 24VDC. Now if the skidder batteries are 6VDC, the two in series would be 12VDC.
The only real way to save on weight on batteries is smaller capacity, or to change battery chemistry.
IslandStorm62 wrote:
Speaking of heaters, anyone use one of these to heat their TD in the morning?
http://www.my12voltstore.com/Koolatron_12V_Auto_Heater_p/koolatron%20-%20401060.htm
droid_ca wrote:I can get to Skidder batteries that are 12 volt would they be safe to use I know they are a little on the heavy side (80LBS) just wondering how you feel as I van get two for less then the price of a marine battery from the store and I was thinking of connecting them in a series to help increase my time on them
eggsalad wrote:In these days of LED lighting, the chart can (and should) go to smaller gauge wire. My trailer uses all LED lighting. In modern technical parlance, LEDs don't draw squat.![]()
My highest-drawing LED is a strip of 15 SMD LED in cool white. That is my general cabin lighting, and it's almost too bright! The draw at 12.6 volts is 0.03 amps!
All of my lighting wiring, from the switch panel out, is done with 20/2 red/black zip cord. At the amperage level I'm drawing, even 20ga is overkill. I tried some 24/2 zip cord, but it proved to be too delicate, so I went with the 20ga.
LEDs are amazing when building a small trailer. The fixtures themselves are lighter. The wiring is lighter. If all you're doing is lighting, you don't even need much battery to do it. The total weight of my battery package (2@ 6v, 12Ah batteries wired in series) is <9 lbs.
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