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VTR
Explorer
Jun 08, 2015

interstate battery bites the dust in two years

I watched over this battery like a hawk. I was surprised when it would not kick on the heater. It was plugged in at home for weeks before I left as in the past. I do not think my converter was ov...
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pianotuna
Nomad III
Jun 08, 2015
Hi,

After boondocking it is important to return the battery to 100% state of charge. A normal converter may struggle to do that.

Add a proper temperature compensated SG meter to your arsenal of tools.

The existing battery is probably toast--so you have nothing to loose by trying to revive it. To do so may require a manual battery charger.

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