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Lynn608
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May 13, 2014

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 thoughts were, wow, if ever we need to dry camp this battery won't last more than a couple of hours! We know some systems i.e. stereo etc still run a little power but what else could draw such an amount to create a spark like that.
DH is scratching his head so I thought I'd try to get the answer from you guys.
Thanks in advance
Lynn

25 Replies

  • Lynn608 wrote:
    Yes we have an inverter..
    I'd say that's it. Whenever I reconnect my batteries I get a spark. With an inverter that's normal.
  • hmmm I'll ask about negative... thanks for info.. helps. Yes we have an inverter..
  • With more and more electronics comes parasitic loads.

    Add a battery disconnect switch
    OR
    Remove battery ground cable 1st