Battery question
This may be a stupid question, but here we go. If I have a battery that doesn't charge, would that stop the lights in my camper from working. Thanks in advance for the help.
Forum Discussion
If you have a Converter, the lights will work when plugged into Shore Power. Battery(Bad) or no battery. Some RV's have a 12 volt battery disconnect switch(manual or push button) and if OFF will not operate the interior 12 volts on Shore Power or on Battery. Turn the battery disconnect ON and still have no battery or bad battery and you will have 12 volts on Shore Power. It depends on HOW the battery disconnect is wired. Some are wired so IF the disconnect is OFF, the Power Converter will still supply power to the RV on Shore Power, BUT WILL NOT CHARGE THE BATTERY. Until you turn the disconnect ON. IF you have an Inverter/Charger instead of a Power Converter, then on Shore Power you will have NO 12 volts if you have a dead battery or bad battery. Most Inverter/Chargers will NOT charge a dead battery until you put a short 12 volt excitation voltage to the dead battery usually less than 5 minutes. Inverter/Chargers MUST have a battery to function to charge and supply 12 volts to the RV, even a bad battery. Doug
