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ponytail_mom
Explorer
Mar 16, 2015

Can jumping the chassis battery ruin anything?

Hello RVers, My apologies for the newbie question. I just inherited an RV, a 2009 Simba Safari. When I went to start the beauty, the engine would not turn over. I jumped it with my portable charger...
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time2roll
Nomad
Mar 17, 2015
You can 'see' the charge with a voltmeter. 12.5+ good, 12.0 or less bad or needs a charge.

Once running the alternator should begin charging all batteries. But this could take many hours. Best to get the RV someplace where you can plug in. If it has an onboard generator you might get that started and let it run a couple hours.

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