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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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jplante4
Explorer II
Mar 17, 2015
BTW, most Safari coaches have a built-in battery jumper. There should be a switch on the dash that cross-connects the house batteries to the chassis battery. This allows you run run the starter with all batteries.

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