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PaulnAnn
Explorer
Jul 04, 2015

Battery not staying charged

I have a fifth wheel and my 12 volt battery keeps dying. I bought a new one as I initially thought the battery was defective but the new one is running dead after 24 hours.

What keeps the battery charged? I am plugged in to 30amp shore power too

Thank you

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  • donn0128's avatar
    donn0128
    Explorer II
    Jul 04, 2015
    Your converter/charger supplies 12VDC for the battery.
    What kind of battery did you buy?
    Disconnect your battery and measure voltage between the + and - cables, if it is not at least 13.5 VDC you have a converter issue.
  • 2oldman's avatar
    2oldman
    Explorer II
    Jul 04, 2015
    PaulB46 wrote:
    What keeps the battery charged?
    converter

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