Battery charging with Champion 20001 question
I am brand new to this and am learning as I go (with the help of you fine folks :) ). I recently purchased a chanmpion inverter generator to charge my rv battery during the day. I plugged it in an...
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Does your unit have a Air Conditioner? If I'm reading your posts right it seems like your one mystery breaker only trips the gen occasionally - not every time. If you have a AC make sure that its turned off or at least that you set the thermostat so that it will not try to start up while you are on the gen. Pay no attention to that label on the breaker unless you have manually verified every load connected to it. Just because it says "Micro" does not mean that something else (like an air conditioner) might not also be on that same circuit.
I'm a noob too - but my understanding is that there are enough "ghost" loads on your 12v system that many newer TT can drain a fully charged battery in just a few days. You might also have a battery that is reaching the end of its life. How old is it?
(On edit:) have you tried this test or something similar?
1) Charge the battery fully
2) Disconnect the battery cables at the battery - at least the negative side.
3) Let it set for a day or two, or test it periodically with a Volt meter to see if its holding charge with no load.
Just some thoughts. Best of luck.
I'm a noob too - but my understanding is that there are enough "ghost" loads on your 12v system that many newer TT can drain a fully charged battery in just a few days. You might also have a battery that is reaching the end of its life. How old is it?
(On edit:) have you tried this test or something similar?
1) Charge the battery fully
2) Disconnect the battery cables at the battery - at least the negative side.
3) Let it set for a day or two, or test it periodically with a Volt meter to see if its holding charge with no load.
Just some thoughts. Best of luck.
