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Cheryl_B
Explorer
Aug 28, 2016

In RV park. Now have car to drive. Disconnect RV battery?

I've been driving my motorhome for all errands but now have a car to drive for the next 2 or more months. The rv battery is going to go dead just sitting here. Do I have to start the engine every f...
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Sam_Spade
Explorer
Sep 10, 2016
Sully2 wrote:

Even disconnected electrically...a SMALL (1 to 1.5 amp) trickle charger hooked to that battery wont hurt a thing....and the battery will be up to 100 percent when you need it most


Not exactly.

A trickle charger left connected indefinitely tends to bring the battery up to a full charge and then OVERcharge it and cause it to lose water.

What is needed is a smart, automatic battery maintainer (battery tender). That is NOT a trickle charger.

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