Battery switches by door to use or not .
Question , our 2013 Winnebago has two battery switches by the door , one for house batteries and one for starter batteries .When we store our RV we have power to plug into , should I turn off one or b...
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A 2013? You would think they would have a decent multi-stage inverter or converter/charger but then you never know.
As others have noted, if you have good multi-stage charger, like one from Progressive Dynamics, Iota, Magnum or Xantrex, that has a float or maintenance mode there should be no problem in leaving the battery disconnect in the "On" position.
On the other hand, if you have one of the "battery boilers" as I call them, you'd want to cycle the switch off and only turn it on when needed to keep the batteries charged. On my old rig, and before installing a Progressive Dynamics unit in my newer one, I used to turn the disconnect to off and use a Deltran Battery Tender Plus to maintain the batteries.
As others have noted, if you have good multi-stage charger, like one from Progressive Dynamics, Iota, Magnum or Xantrex, that has a float or maintenance mode there should be no problem in leaving the battery disconnect in the "On" position.
On the other hand, if you have one of the "battery boilers" as I call them, you'd want to cycle the switch off and only turn it on when needed to keep the batteries charged. On my old rig, and before installing a Progressive Dynamics unit in my newer one, I used to turn the disconnect to off and use a Deltran Battery Tender Plus to maintain the batteries.
