Can I jump start my toad from my motor home?
We have found our toad battery dead, after towing the vehicle with the Unified Tow Brake hooked up. We had the battery (which is new) and the charging system tested, and everything is fine. Until we...
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Couple of points. You can use either battery bank of the coach to jump (see below) the toad. The chassis batteries are a no brainer, since they are 12 VDC
If using the house bank, CAREFULLY find the positive going to the house and negative going to the house. If in doubt, verify with our voltmeter that it is 12 VDC.
The caution-- with modern vehicles, they can be very sensitive to voltage spikes.
So, best to connect the toad battery to coach battery. DO NOT ATTEMPT to start the toad. Let the battery charge up for 10-15 minutes-- longer if convenient. Then disconnect the jumper and start the toad.
Could you "jump start". Probably, but unless in a huge hurry, why chance it?
If using the house bank, CAREFULLY find the positive going to the house and negative going to the house. If in doubt, verify with our voltmeter that it is 12 VDC.
The caution-- with modern vehicles, they can be very sensitive to voltage spikes.
So, best to connect the toad battery to coach battery. DO NOT ATTEMPT to start the toad. Let the battery charge up for 10-15 minutes-- longer if convenient. Then disconnect the jumper and start the toad.
Could you "jump start". Probably, but unless in a huge hurry, why chance it?
