Need a New Engine Battery.
The engine battery has died on our 2001 Fleetwood Bounder motorhome. We are looking for recommendations on a quality engine battery to replace it. We want something that would provide quality withou...
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ksg5000 wrote:
You should know that many/most RV's don't' charge engine batteries when they are hooked up to shore power .. as such it's common for RV engine batteries to have insufficient charge to start up rig when the RV sits for a while. Many use devices like Trik L Charge to insure that both chassis and coach batteries are being charged. Just an FYI.
Fleetwood corrected that problem in 1995 on all but their entry level their MHs. And the rest of the RV industry has been playing catch up ever since. As designed the OP's Bounder should charge the chassis battery when plugged in.
Richard
95 Bounder F53
