Batteries on shore power.....what to do?
Hello All, At the end of June, my wife, and I are traveling to Yellowstone for 8 days, and 7 nights. I have two 6 volt golf cart batteries on the trailer that I installed last year. They have b...
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jwstrout wrote:
Hello All,
At the end of June, my wife, and I are traveling to Yellowstone for 8 days, and 7 nights.
I have two 6 volt golf cart batteries on the trailer that I installed last year. They have been on a maintenance charger all winter, and are showing 12.6ish volts. Upgrading to a smart converter/charger is on my short list of upgrades this year, but it is not going to happen before this trip.
The campsite we reserved has a shore power connection. So I am thinking that leaving the trailer plugged into the shore power, and letting the power run through the old school converter/charger for the entire trip is a bad idea. I'm inclined to disconnect the batteries while we are there to prevent overcharging and/or possible damage.
Thoughts?
Thanks,
Jeff
it would help if you posted year/make/model of RV you have, since older single stage converters aren't very good.
