2011 CRV batt dead after towing
We have a 2011 CRV that we tow and have never had an issue before. On the return leg of our last trip, we stopped more than usual for dinner etc so it was an unusually long day. When we got home the b...
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Wouldn't it also be helpful to place a diode in the charge wire to prevent any possible drain vehicle + side back to the RV?
I am saying this because I ran a wire from my main distribution panel, located near the rear of the MH, to the positive side of the CRV battery and had a dead battery when I got to my destination. Thinking this would keep the battery topped off I did not pull the radio fuse, as usual. The wire had +13.4 volts, measured at the destination point before attaching it to the battery. This wire was only 16 gauge, as I didn't expect it to provide more than a trickle and depended on the mechanical tow assembly carrying the ground side.
I still don't know why this failed.
I am saying this because I ran a wire from my main distribution panel, located near the rear of the MH, to the positive side of the CRV battery and had a dead battery when I got to my destination. Thinking this would keep the battery topped off I did not pull the radio fuse, as usual. The wire had +13.4 volts, measured at the destination point before attaching it to the battery. This wire was only 16 gauge, as I didn't expect it to provide more than a trickle and depended on the mechanical tow assembly carrying the ground side.
I still don't know why this failed.
