Battery Failing Prematurely
I bought a 100 amp hour deep cycle battery about 18 months ago, and it seems to be failing. It will only remain above 12 volts in the camper, for about 12 to 14 hours, with normal camper use. When i...
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Old Islander wrote:
We have a 2-way fridge with tiny indicator lights only. No light in storage area. Water pump is tight -- might run for a second or two, every 4 or 5 hours. Not sure what the emergency brake pin is? This is a slide-in camper on a truck.
What make / model of fridge? Does it have a climate control heating element and if so have you ensured it's turned off, for if not it will significantly draw down your battery reserve. You also need to ensure that any other parasitic draws are turned off, in some cases requiring you to install kill switches, such as in a stereo. Obviously, as a truck camper there won't be any brake system break away switch - but that wouldn't have been mentioned if you'd told us this was a TC. :R
