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kfp673
Explorer II
Nov 19, 2020

Battery Disconnect... What does it disconnect??

Have had my trailer for 2 years and have a habit of always turning off the Batt disconnect if it's going to be parked for more than a week or two. Recently I started working on a few lighting upgrade...
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rdhetrick
Explorer
Nov 19, 2020
dodge guy wrote:
Yes, the converter powers up the system even with battery disconnected.


I'll add that this is normally true, but not always. I had a 5th wheel that HAD to have a battery installed and connected for the converter to work. Without the battery (or with the battery disconnected), and while plugged in to shore power, no 12v anywhere but 120v was fine.

Didn't make any sense to me, but it was true. I'm not certain it was like that from the factory or if a previous owner did some re-wiring.

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