Itasca Spirit Batteries losing charge
My 2000 Winnie Itasca Spirit's house batteries won't hold a charge longer than a few days. The batteries are only 2-3 years old. They will accept a charge OK overnight and when I run the engine for a ...
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First, I assume you are doing the necessary battery maintenance, checking the water levels, etc.
The OEM battery disconnect switch may or may not remove all the loads on the battery. I suggest that if you don't have a means of measuring the current being drawn from the battery, that you disconnect the negative lead from the battery after it is fully charged and see if the battery still discharges in a few days. If it does then you have a battery problem, if not, you are still drawing a significant current from the battery with the OEM disconnect switch disconnected.
It may also be that your batteries are not being fully charged when you think they are. :h
The OEM battery disconnect switch may or may not remove all the loads on the battery. I suggest that if you don't have a means of measuring the current being drawn from the battery, that you disconnect the negative lead from the battery after it is fully charged and see if the battery still discharges in a few days. If it does then you have a battery problem, if not, you are still drawing a significant current from the battery with the OEM disconnect switch disconnected.
It may also be that your batteries are not being fully charged when you think they are. :h
