RE: Orignal Battery Usage

[whitestar505]

 
All,
 
    How long will the orignal equipment battery last before recharging is required. I know it depends on what the drain is so I will add this in the question. Only lights as needed, two fans all the time and radio. Hope this helps. Will it last a three day weekend? Two days etc. It is a new battery. Hope I covered all the bases.[&:]

[tlhdoc]

 whitestar505
What size battery do you have?  I would guess it will last if properly charged.

[whitestar505]

 tlhdoc
It is the orignal equipment Coleman provides when purchasing the trailer.
 
 Never had to use it.

[wynot]

 whitestar505
Dealers decide what battery is installed.  I don t suppose you have ever charged it other than what you get towing or through the converter??
 
 My guess, though, is that it is a Grp 24, hybrid battery (marine/RV/starting).
 
 Mine will last a couple of days, if charged completely, and frugal use of power.  I would recommend running the radio off of batteries, rather than your 12 V.  Fans should probably be used reasonably sparingly if possible.

[SactoCampers]

 whitestar505

ORIGINAL:  whitestar505
 
 All,
 
    How long will the orignal equipment battery last before recharging is required. I know it depends on what the drain is so I will add this in the question. Only lights as needed, two fans all the time and radio. Hope this helps. Will it last a three day weekend? Two days etc. It is a new battery. Hope I covered all the bases.[&:]
 

 It s still difficult to determine. I m assuming you have a single group 24 battery.
 
 1.) How many of your interior lights? They use about 1 amp each, so if you have 4 lights on for one hour, that s 4 amp-hours used out of around 50-55. Conversely, one light on for four hours uses the same amount.
 
 2.) What size are the fans and what do you mean by " all the time" ? Fans can take up a lot of juice. For example, the furnace fan uses about 4.8 amps. So if you have smaller fans, they might take 1.5-2 amps each. But two fans (3-4 amps total) times 72 hours, will equal 210 amp-hours and you only have 50-55! [].
 
 3.) A radio is a small draw item, but due to it s moving parts, a CD player is a higher draw. Use batteries if possible.
 
 Not sure if that helps, but it may give you a better idea of what you can expect.
 
 I use two group 24 batteries and an electripac (34 amp-hour AC/DC power source) and that usually exceeds our needs for any weekend, even with heavy furnace usage.