Newbie's Question

raid3r2011 wrote:
Hey Y'all. Question: When my 5th wheel trailer is hooked up to my pick-up truck can I operate the slide outs without running the battery down. Operating it out then back in? I will keep the engine running while I am operating the slide outs. My truck is a 2013 Ford F350 6.7 litre Diesel with two batteries in the truck under the hood.
Another question: The battery in the trailer has a switch for turning on & off. When traveling down the road, Should that switch be on or off. If it's off I my pick-up truck charging the trailer battery?

Well if you have the engine running and your have 12v at the 7 pin connector, correct you will not run the battery down.

That said, we store our at a storage yard without power, I have installed a complete battery disconnect switch on the battery. I have gone an worked on the rig several weekends, by simply turning on the battery disconnect on and running the slides out. Once done run them in and turn the disconnect off. Can do every weekend for a month or better, without ever connecting to the TV.