Keeping Her Plugged In
Rookie RVer :C here! My question for this week......is it okay to leave motor home plugged in (30 amp) while parked in driveway for long periods of time? No plans of getting on the road any time ...
Forum Discussion
Gjac wrote:
If your batteries are plugged in all the time there is a chemical action taking place to keep batteries charged which means shedding of the lead plates. I realize more batteries die from undercharging (sulfation) than from overcharging (plate loss) but does anyone know how much plate loss there is from maintenance charging, like so many thousandths /day? I have never seen this posted here.
Prior to getting the full hook ups at home, we never had the RVs plugged in all the time, our batteries lasted about 5 years. Now that we have the full hook ups at home, our batteries last about 5 years.
