B+ motorhomes
I just bought a Trail Lite B+ 211s with 8.1 Chevy engine. This is my fifth motorhome (others range from an old 20' Vagabond, and three Winnegagos, from 19 to 32'. This vehicle is fantastic. I am...
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Hey Guys,just for an average,how long can your RV stay un-pluged without draining the batteries?
I think I finally figured out my electrical drain gremlin. I could never leave my Rv unplugged without it draining down the batteries,at times just the coach batteries would drain and sometimes both the coach and chassis would drain.
I even replaced the isolator and the battery disconnect a few years ago.
I have had this LED volt meter in for a few years now but with two RV's and lots of other toys to play with I never took a real look at the draining problem , anywhere I read about it on forumns it was stated that " they all drain " that's an RV.
Well I had a little time the other day and I figured I would tackle it,here is what I found out:
I only know this because I can click back and forth on my Led readout between batteries. Sometimes my isolator would kick out ( seperate the batteries ) and sometimes it would not. New isolator did not help , same problem. In my compartment where the isolator and disconnect solenoid are housed there is a 5 amp auto fuse on the panal. That fuse when pulled disconnects the coach and the chassis battery. I left it disconnected for 5 days and no more battery drain. battery level of both batteries were at 12.47 (Coach ) and 12.5 ( Chassis ) lost about a volt per battery a day from going to drained batteries in a week before. My fix:
I ran a line to the inside of my coach next to my LED with a toggle switch ( on/off ) and fuse between the fuse in the panal. Now I can manually isolate the batteries. I guess without the LED readout I would have had no clue that both batteries were not disconnecting. My isolator was staying hot and that is what was using the juice!!!
I will send a pic if any body is interested or has this problem, maybe it was just my coach that it was happening to, who knows!
Dario
Hey Guys,just for an average,how long can your RV stay un-pluged without draining the batteries?
I think I finally figured out my electrical drain gremlin. I could never leave my Rv unplugged without it draining down the batteries,at times just the coach batteries would drain and sometimes both the coach and chassis would drain.
I even replaced the isolator and the battery disconnect a few years ago.
I have had this LED volt meter in for a few years now but with two RV's and lots of other toys to play with I never took a real look at the draining problem , anywhere I read about it on forumns it was stated that " they all drain " that's an RV.
Well I had a little time the other day and I figured I would tackle it,here is what I found out:
I only know this because I can click back and forth on my Led readout between batteries. Sometimes my isolator would kick out ( seperate the batteries ) and sometimes it would not. New isolator did not help , same problem. In my compartment where the isolator and disconnect solenoid are housed there is a 5 amp auto fuse on the panal. That fuse when pulled disconnects the coach and the chassis battery. I left it disconnected for 5 days and no more battery drain. battery level of both batteries were at 12.47 (Coach ) and 12.5 ( Chassis ) lost about a volt per battery a day from going to drained batteries in a week before. My fix:
I ran a line to the inside of my coach next to my LED with a toggle switch ( on/off ) and fuse between the fuse in the panal. Now I can manually isolate the batteries. I guess without the LED readout I would have had no clue that both batteries were not disconnecting. My isolator was staying hot and that is what was using the juice!!!
I will send a pic if any body is interested or has this problem, maybe it was just my coach that it was happening to, who knows!
Dario
