Plug or unplug that is the question
When spending only one night at an RV park and are connected to power should you pull the 7 pin cord from tow vehicle thanks for your input
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- ??Never had reason to if I'm hooked up. The first thing I do if unhooking is drop the tail gate and pull the imbilical cord.
If I'm staying hooked up I don't drop the tail gate so never cross my mind to pull the plug. Skipg wrote:
When spending only one night at an RV park and are connected to power should you pull the 7 pin cord from tow vehicle thanks for your input
ZERO reason to if connected. Without shore power, YES.- My last 3 Fords all disconnected all lines when the ignition is off which protects me when I forget to unplug it. A failed relay on my high mileage 97 truck kept a turn signal from working.
- I don't know about where you camp, but I can't see why take a risk leaving trailer hooked to TV overnight. In most CGs I have used there is a strong building somewhere that works as a storm shelter. While I can walk there with no issue, it does not need to be very far away for it not to be faster to get wife and self in TV, drive there, out of vehicle and in the shelter. TV tied to trailer? Take much longer.
If you are worried about the time to hook back up, for many a lot of that time is spotting TV. 5th wheel, if you only move a few inches, just keep hands off the wheel you will be fine. Ball coupler? Put a chock tight behind rear TV tire, keep hands off wheel. - I disconnect- Chevrolet stays hot with ignition switch off (at least 2008 Silverado). Why take a chance of draining my vehicle battery? What if the converter quits, power outage, surge?
- Definitely not all 1998 and newer, my 2001 Dodge had the batteries drained while hooked up to the trailer. This was not overnight. Not a good feeling when you turn the key and it doesn't even click. :)
- I disconnect when overnighting and not unhitching.
Old-Biscuit wrote:
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Some vehicles the 7 pin is not hot when ignition key if off---some it is hot all the time
And on most, if newer than 1998 or so, the BCM will detect the current drain and at a certain voltage kill the circuit to the 7 way. That will happen long before the battery discharges enough to not crank the thing over. Feel lucky?- If my trailer is connected, the 7-pin to the truck is connected.
- I never did and never had a problem. I have never left my cord unplugged because of this.
