Battery problem
Our battery in the RV went down this weekend and wouldn't stay up while running down the road. I checked it once back home, and with the switch in "Store", the battery puts out about 8.5 volts whet...
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Coach-man wrote:tenbear wrote:
My OEM disconnect switch disconnects practically everything. I have had my MH stored for 3 weeks, not connected to power, and the battery voltage hardly changed at all. The engine started right up.
You say "engine started right up"? The house battery has nothing to do with starting, and neither does your disconect switch. The disconnect switch is wired to your house battery, but leaves thins like your steps, LP detector, and sometimes the radio, stereo, which draw power and in some cases run down the battery.
I know the engine and coach batteries are two separate systems that in my case are only connected when the ignition switch is on. I only mentioned the coach battery to indicate that neither battery was discharged during the 3 weeks that I was not connected to power.
