Battery Replacement

[Shirley & Bud]

How does one find out the voltage of a battery.  Is there a gadget available for this??

Thanks in advance,  Shirley

[ragface]

Cheap ($15 - $25) digital voltage meter from Radio shack will do the job.

[Jeff Collingwood]

How does one find out the voltage of a battery.  Is there a gadget available for this??

Thanks in advance,  Shirley

This is just one more advantage I have when I got the SeeLevel External tank sensors from Garnett Industries.  Their read out panel shows the battery voltage in VOLTS not idiot lights.
...Jeff...

[RJOL]

Cheap ($15 - $25) digital voltage meter from Radio shack will do the job.

If you have a "Harbor Freight" store in your area, these meters go on sale all the time for about $6.  I always carry one in my truck and trailer, for checking stuff out, while on the road... 

[mechmagcn]

When I bought our Snowbird 3 years ago, the dealer installed 2 group 27 Trojan "marine" deep cycle/starting batteries. These things didn't last 2 years! I replaced them last summer with T-145 Trojan golf cart batteries. I think these will be around for a while, they have much more lead plates than others that I compared, but they weren't cheap either. I'm using a 60 amp converter with a Charge Wizard and have never had to add water.
My toter carries 4 Continental 6V batteries that are over 5 years old and still going strong(these were in my last rig). So, I think I'll stay with the 6V batteries.

[ragface]

Lots of newer boats use them also.  No doubt much better and lots more amp hours.  Trade off is as you say price and also size (space) and weight.