Gun or Tears -- HELP PLZ!!!
I'm either going to take a gun to my TH or start crying in frustration. Bought a TH in January. It sat until now. I'm trying to get it ready to go, and was going to driveway camp tonight. Only...
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Welcome to the forum. Sorry to hear of your frustration but it does make for an entertaining adventure, which a decent sense of humor will have you telling on yourself one day after you get it all sorted out.
Although your batteries tested ok, lead acid batteries do not like being drained completely dead and they especially don’t like being frozen, so they are likely going to have a much shorter life than normal. Their newness saved you in the short run.
There is a small and inexpensive tool you will find very useful in the future for dealing with electrical issues. That is a volt-ohmmeter. All you really need is a cheap one in the $5-$10 range, although the more expensive $40-$50 ones are more capable. You can use it to test for all kinds of electrical problems ranging from which lead is positive and which negative to is there power here to whether the shore power is useable (voltage 110-130). In the sparking case, it could have helped show you you were connecting the right wires to the right terminals. You might seek out a teenage science nerd to show you how to use it.
Your new TH is a new adventure, and does come with guaranteed adventures in riding the learning curve. We’ve all been there.
Although your batteries tested ok, lead acid batteries do not like being drained completely dead and they especially don’t like being frozen, so they are likely going to have a much shorter life than normal. Their newness saved you in the short run.
There is a small and inexpensive tool you will find very useful in the future for dealing with electrical issues. That is a volt-ohmmeter. All you really need is a cheap one in the $5-$10 range, although the more expensive $40-$50 ones are more capable. You can use it to test for all kinds of electrical problems ranging from which lead is positive and which negative to is there power here to whether the shore power is useable (voltage 110-130). In the sparking case, it could have helped show you you were connecting the right wires to the right terminals. You might seek out a teenage science nerd to show you how to use it.
Your new TH is a new adventure, and does come with guaranteed adventures in riding the learning curve. We’ve all been there.
