Electric Step Power - Engine Battery?
Howdy Folks, Just wondering. I have a 2003 Winnie Mini. Just found out the electric step is powered from the engine battery, not the coach battery. At least it activated when I connected the engin...
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ron.dittmer wrote:Oldme wrote:Interesting.
Not unusual to be chassis battery.
You will also have a safety override that keeps ypu from driving off
with the steps down.
This is often one of the Parasitic Battery drains that will kill the battery
in a couple of weeks.
I frequently reach under it and unplug the steps if camping for awhile
without moving to protect the chassis battery more.
Because of where our rig is parked at home, it is easy to unhook the chassis battery and therefore I do because the chassis battery drains down quite far in a month's time. Maybe yours is the reason why.
I solved that problem by installing a Trik-L-Start. Now the chassis battery is protected from draining not only from the step, but from every parasitic drain. Since I have a PD4655V converter/charger, I leave my MH plugged in 24/7/365.
Personally, I want the step to retract any time the ignition switch is turned on, regardless of whether the house battery is disconnected or not. The ONLY exception is with the house door actually open, so you can safely step out of the RV. It is highly unlikely that I will drive anywhere with the house door open.
