charging battery on toad

I have to start my toad around every 250 mile per owners manual.

Haven't had a dead battery in 6 years of traveling. Never could understand all the posts about dead batteries, running charger wires etc etc.

That is until the one time when I was I was close to my destination and blew off the 250 mile start. Arrived......with a dead toad battery. Didn't realize that my starts for the trans also charged the battery. :S

Sooo "I" know for a fact that if you start it for 5-10 minutes every 250 miles, when you stop to rest or fuel up, it keeps the battery charged! :B

I'm surprised at how many of you have toads that you do not have to start them to keep the trans oil cool. Baring the ones that have installed disconnects.

Horsedoc wrote:
While I am friends with the guy who owns RVupgrades, that seems like a lot to pay for something you can do with a length of wire run battery to battery and a fuse and holder. You are not going to be pulling any major amps like starting the engine, just maintenance voltage.

If you examine what all comes with the Toad Charge, you will find you get a lot more than a length of wire and fuse.

Horsedoc wrote:
While I am friends with the guy who owns RVupgrades, that seems like a lot to pay for something you can do with a length of wire run battery to battery and a fuse and holder. You are not going to be pulling any major amps like starting the engine, just maintenance voltage.

You need more isolation than just a fuse. Otherwise current will feed back into MH from toad.

If you have a 6 or 7 pin electrical connector on your MH you could simply run a wire from that hot connection to the TOAD and then through a diode and 20 amp fuse and then connect directly to TOAD battery. The TOAD will be charged anytime the MH engine is running and the diode will prevent reverse current from the TOAD to the MH. Probably $20 in parts

accsys wrote:
The Toad Charge will solve that problem including proper battery isolation.

For about $110 the toad charger will do the job. OR, you can mount a diode in a plastic box that does the same thing for about $6

While I am friends with the guy who owns RVupgrades, that seems like a lot to pay for something you can do with a length of wire run battery to battery and a fuse and holder. You are not going to be pulling any major amps like starting the engine, just maintenance voltage.

The Toad Charge will solve that problem including proper battery isolation.