Chassis battery
I have a 31' 2011 Jayco Greyhawk. In the off season it is parked for about 3 months at a time. I try to run the engine and generator at least every two weeks to keep the batteries charged. From time t...
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Gjac wrote:
I would not use the engine's alternator every 2 weeks to recharge the batteries. Just charge to full and disconnect the neg cable and your batteries will be fine for 3 months assuming your batteries are good to start with.
Yes, this is what I do. I unhook a battery cable between trips in the summer, too. The various parasytic loads can drain a battery down to 50% in two weeks.
Being a little further north, we don't camp in November through April. It gets dark too early and daylight too late, not to mention cold. So I put a charger on the battery overnight once or twice over the winter.
