Batteries losing charge while in storage
My four six volt AGM batteries are losing there charge while the trailer is parked in storage. I disconnected all the wires from the positive terminal but still find them slowly discharging. In a se...
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tvfrfireman wrote:tenbear wrote:I will check into this tool. I am pretty sure that the drain must be the hydraulic system as one other person with same brand has the same problem on the DRV forum. The only thing hooked to the battery is the hydraulic system. I don't understand why so many things are wired upstream of the 12 volt cut off switch.. Thanks for you response..
Time to invest in a clamp-on ammeter and see what the drain is.
"You don't understand 'why'?"
The WHY is the manufacturer let the sales department think for the company.
A battery switch must sever all the power, period. 100%. I'll say it again, ONE SINGLE WIRE FROM ALL THE BATTERY'S POST GO TO A SWITCH. The switch cuts off all the power. "Oh I have an ignition switch that really and truly does not shut down all of the engine" This is silly garbage engineering.
