hedgehopper wrote:
Halibut214 wrote:
zulu52 wrote:
I currently have my T/C unloaded and sitting in my yard with a full cover on it. I have it plugged in to a/c.
If I unplug it, the carbon monoxide detector will run the battery down in about 10 days to two weeks. Then the detector starts beeping low power supply.
So I have just left it plugged in.
Is this okay? I have to disconnect and pull the battery completely out to check the water level but I have been doing this.
I am assuming that the onboard battery charger just charges when needed and keeps the battery fully charged.
Am I right in assuming this?
Just want to make sure I'm doing the right thing.
Thanks,
Zulu
Yes your doing the right thing. As someone else said the only time mine was unplugged was going down the road. In the 4 years I had it I never had an issue with the batteries.
I beg to differ. You could be putting your battery at risk of boiling dry. Whether or not you can leave your charger connected depends on what charger you have. I don't believe the OP has given us that information. In any event, I think you should listen to bigfootford, who is knowledgeable re electrical matters.
My previous camper had a single-stage charger that boiled the battery dry while the camper was sitting during the winter. My present camper had a similar setup. So I upgraded to a multi-stage unit. So far so good.
I don't think anyone ever said they abandoned the vehicle. Sounds like perhaps you should have checked your rig during the winter. It's not that it was plugged in or you had a single stage charger. pretty sure you will boil any batteries dry if you never check.
