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jerseyjim
Nov 15, 2015Explorer
I have TRIKLE-L-START. Not currently hooked up. My experience(s):
When snowbirding...hooked to to shore power, the product works great. Keeps the "start" battery charged....in my coach there are a few items hooked up to the starter battery....and after a few weeks, things start going down. So...while hooked up...great.
However, when in (long term 3-6 months) storage, here's what happens (at least to me): After some time, the drain on the coach batteries leave those (2-6V) just about dead....and the 12V gets no charge and therefore THAT ONE is dead (phantom drains)....at least not enough juice to turn the engine over. Bring out the jumper cables.
To prevent this, every 2-3 weeks I start the engine and run the genny for about 1/2 hour. Easy...and does the trick.
When snowbirding...hooked to to shore power, the product works great. Keeps the "start" battery charged....in my coach there are a few items hooked up to the starter battery....and after a few weeks, things start going down. So...while hooked up...great.
However, when in (long term 3-6 months) storage, here's what happens (at least to me): After some time, the drain on the coach batteries leave those (2-6V) just about dead....and the 12V gets no charge and therefore THAT ONE is dead (phantom drains)....at least not enough juice to turn the engine over. Bring out the jumper cables.
To prevent this, every 2-3 weeks I start the engine and run the genny for about 1/2 hour. Easy...and does the trick.
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