Newbie with plugging into house question
Hi. First post here. I am getting acquainted with my grandfather's RV. It's a 2009 Sprinter Roadtrek. Not sure of all the specs to say but it has two deep cycle coach batteries and is based on 30 amp ...
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Ok all, I've got an update after being out for a few days.
I took it to a local place to have the batteries looked at. The water level was below the plates. They topped them off and said to charge them up and I have a 50/50 chance they'll survive. When I got home I plugged it in (used a heavy extension cord this time) and the air conditioner fired right up. I was even able to turn the AC, fridge and fan on at the same time.
I learned that I have a Tripplite system and sat with the manual for a while. I reset the system as it suggested when batteries have been discharged too far. I don't know if reseting the system worked or if adding water worked or if it's just RV juju.
I set the Tripplite to "charge only" mode and will leave it plugged in overnight to fully charge the batteries. How do I know if the batteries are going to hold that charge very well though? Is there some sort of test or do I just have to turn stuff on and see how long it lasts?
Thanks again for all the help. Feel like I've gotten a good crash course in RVing.
I took it to a local place to have the batteries looked at. The water level was below the plates. They topped them off and said to charge them up and I have a 50/50 chance they'll survive. When I got home I plugged it in (used a heavy extension cord this time) and the air conditioner fired right up. I was even able to turn the AC, fridge and fan on at the same time.
I learned that I have a Tripplite system and sat with the manual for a while. I reset the system as it suggested when batteries have been discharged too far. I don't know if reseting the system worked or if adding water worked or if it's just RV juju.
I set the Tripplite to "charge only" mode and will leave it plugged in overnight to fully charge the batteries. How do I know if the batteries are going to hold that charge very well though? Is there some sort of test or do I just have to turn stuff on and see how long it lasts?
Thanks again for all the help. Feel like I've gotten a good crash course in RVing.
