Running engine when stopped
Class B without a generator. If I leave the vehicle engine running until we go to bed will this do any harm? My thinking is that this will maintain battery power for overnight. I realize it will consu...
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Morden wrote:
Brand new about 6 months ago and 1 long trip by the former owner.
Before you do your driveway life test do a few things...
1) Google for 'The 12V Side of Life' and read those few short but excellent web pages.
2) Get a ciggie lighter plug-in DC volt meter (about $15) so you can check the battery voltage during the test. Remember the 50% rule.
3) Check your batteries 'water' levels, if they're not AGM's.
4) Clean the connections at the battery posts.
This'll give you the best test results possible, and the result can be maintained with a bit of effort.
Jim, "If 'con' is the opposite of 'pro', what is the opposite of 'progress'?"
