Something drawing on my battery
I have a 2010 Roadtrek Versatile 17. Something has been drawing power from my van battery. Twice I was able to charge the battery and it worked fine. This morning, after having the motor home si...
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nbking wrote:
My vehicle is a Roadtrek motor home not a trailer. The house battery is controlled by a shut off switch and that is not a problem.
The problem is the van starting battery. However, the same principle may apply and I will look for a battery shut off switch for the van battery.
Thanks.
Two things you can do:
a) install a knif e switch that easily disconnect battery cable from battery so no drain
b) I keep a small solar panel plugged into my 12v accessory plug on the dash. It keep engine battery trickle charged and I have had no problems at all leaving my PW in the RV yard all winter although I do try to start and run the rv once a month in winter. Those small solar panels are cheap and work great.
AL
