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More rookie problems ! wrong batteries

Discussion in 'Heavy Duty Diesel Truck Mechanics Forum' started by Xenergiserx, Sep 21, 2021.

  1. Sep 21, 2021 #1
    Xenergiserx

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    So i bought 4 interstate cca flooded batteries. My truck has an apu so I got 4 deep cycle marine batteries rated at 800 cca.
    Didn’t know that it was all one system and all the batteries are connected.
    I can’t return the deep cycle since returning period expired.
    Will truck run fine or will I kill the batteries?
     

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  3. Sep 22, 2021 #2
    truckdriver31

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    why boat batteries anyway.
     
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  4. Sep 22, 2021 #3
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    You will be fine.
     
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  5. Sep 22, 2021 #4
    Xenergiserx

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    Well they called marine batteries but they are just deepcycle with high CCA. Good for boats or RV. I figured they will run APU. But didn’t know all 8 batteries were connected.
     
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  7. Sep 22, 2021 #5
    Sharky88

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    8 batteries? Why 8? Just having an apu doesn't justify 8. On some big bunk sleepers like mine they might have house batteries that are charged by the generator or the truck but they are separated by an isolator.
     
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  8. Sep 22, 2021 #6
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    It’s an electric apu. Uses 4 extra batteries
     
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  9. Sep 22, 2021 #7
    skallagrime

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    Place an isolator in between deep cycle and truck batteries, or at very least a low voltage cutout if it doesnt have it, deep cycle is prefered on hotel loads. Not doing any real harm unless deep cycles never get fully charged
     
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