Disconnecting Battery - wow! big spark
Hi all, dh put our fiver in storage for a little while and disconnect the battery. There was big spark signifying quite some power still running in the rig even tho everything was turned off! His...
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lakeside013104 wrote:Coleman is a product of Dutchmen..not made by Heartland...
Your profile says you have a 36’Coleman RL. It does not state whether or not you have a cold weather package option.
I mention this because I had a very large arc when disconnecting my battery terminals. After testing I found a 5 amp constant draw all the time or until I turned off my master disconnect switch. To make a long story short, my unit had the cold weather option (Yeti Package) when it was manufactured. At the time, only one switch was installed to turn the Yeti tank heaters on and off and that controlled the 120V side of the heaters. The 12V side of the Yeti package was drawing 5 amps all the time for the water line heat tape which was part of the Yeti Package option. This made it very difficult to dry camp because both 12V batteries would go flat overnight. If you stayed connected to shore power, there were no issues.
Now on models that Heartland manufactures with the Yeti Package option, there are two switches that control the system, one for 12V and one for the 120V side of system.
I have since installed a switch that controls the 12V side of the Yeti package. I have had no more issues with arcing when removing battery terminals and I can dry camp without having my batteries go flat overnight. This is just an idea for you to check out. Good luck.
Lakeside
B.O.
