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Old 03-08-2017, 08:06 PM   #1
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6 volt battery?

Hello, our 2010 Keystone Passport 245RB came with a 6 volt Centennial Battery GC2200p. None of our appliances seem to be igniting/working. Do we need a 12V Auxiliary battery OR leave the trailer hooked up to the truck battery to get everything to lite?
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Old 03-08-2017, 08:20 PM   #2
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A single 6 volt won't do you much good, in fact it won't do you any good. You'll need 2 6 volts or a 12 volt to run anything. Did you buy this from a dealer this way?
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Old 03-08-2017, 08:44 PM   #3
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Welcome to the forum !

As stated you need 12VDC to operate any of the appliances. This would be accomplished by the use of ONE 12V battery or TWO 6V batteries.

Since you say the unit is a 2010, if you bought it at a dealer, they should have known better and I would ask for the proper battery(s). If you purchased from a private person, they may have just put what ever they had laying around and you don't have much recourse.

If your going to camp being hooked up to shore power, a single 12V battery will be plenty. Common is a group 24 or 27

If your going to do a lot of "dry" camping ( no hook ups) then a pair of 6 volt batteries hooked up in series would be better.
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Old 03-09-2017, 08:26 AM   #4
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Welcome to the forum !

As stated you need 12VDC to operate any of the appliances. This would be accomplished by the use of ONE 12V battery or TWO 6V batteries.

Since you say the unit is a 2010, if you bought it at a dealer, they should have known better and I would ask for the proper battery(s). If you purchased from a private person, they may have just put what ever they had laying around and you don't have much recourse.

If your going to camp being hooked up to shore power, a single 12V battery will be plenty. Common is a group 24 or 27

If your going to do a lot of "dry" camping ( no hook ups) then a pair of 6 volt batteries hooked up in series would be better.
To add to Chucksters post - I would caution you about hooking your trailer to shore power if the coach battery is 6v. Not sure what would happen to the battery when your converter tries to charge it a 12v. Wouldn't doubling the voltage cause the battery to boil and/or catch fire?
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To add to Chucksters post - I would caution you about hooking your trailer to shore power if the coach battery is 6v. Not sure what would happen to the battery when your converter tries to charge it a 12v. Wouldn't doubling the voltage cause the battery to boil and/or catch fire?
Ok, Thank you everyone for answering my questions!!!
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Old 03-09-2017, 02:36 PM   #6
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Our Keystone Passport 245RB has a Atwood 6 gal Water heater model # GC6AA-10E.
I've been reading the manual that says there should be knobs to adjust the gas and such, but I can't seem to find anything that turns. Perhaps its All Automatic? Or am I missing something?
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There isn't any adjustment for the flame. The only knobs may be the valves located at the rear of the water heater. They are used to bypass the water heater for winterizing the coach. You may have to remove a panel or drawer to access them.
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Old 03-10-2017, 10:21 AM   #8
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A single 6 volt won't do you much good, in fact it won't do you any good. You'll need 2 6 volts or a 12 volt to run anything. Did you buy this from a dealer this way?
No, Steve. We got it from a whole saler, who oreder us a 12volt, but it had not come in yet, so he gave us one off another unit.
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Old 03-10-2017, 10:28 AM   #9
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Our Keystone Passport 245RB has a Atwood 6 gal Water heater model # GC6AA-10E.
I've been reading the manual that says there should be knobs to adjust the gas and such, but I can't seem to find anything that turns. Perhaps its All Automatic? Or am I missing something?

no you are not,, it isn't there. on an Atwood 6 there are no adjustments at all, they lied.
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Ok, Thank you. I appreciate all the good answers I receive on this forum.
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Old 03-10-2017, 11:56 AM   #11
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No, Steve. We got it from a whole saler, who oreder us a 12volt, but it had not come in yet, so he gave us one off another unit.
Maybe I am reading this incorrectly Lets see, it was bought from a wholesaler with no battery so he ordered a 12V battery for you. In the meant time he gave you a 6 Volt battery to use If this is the case I would check to see what other things may be a bit strange as well as question other actions. In regard to say appliances in the rig, you can get a lot of information on line at each mfg site.
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