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rctoyguy
Explorer
May 23, 2017

New Fiver - slides and jacks use - w/o killing battery

Brought my new fifth wheel home yesterday - don't have shore power at storage lot, so I'm curious how much I should be able to operate the slides and electric jacks off of battery power... don't want ...
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Lwiddis
Explorer II
May 23, 2017
"don't want to kill the battery"

You can "kill" your battery by use or by its natural discharge over time. How are you keeping your battery "topped off" when in storage? Are you checking the battery voltage regularly? One battery to cool down a residential fridge?

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