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ScandentTrek
Explorer II
Aug 23, 2023

Electrical Issue: Converter, Battery, Something Else?

Hey folks! Long time reader, first post! So we've lived full-time in our 1997 Fleetwood Mallard 30ft for almost 4 years. Until recently we were plugged in at a full-time RV park and had no electrical...
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cooldavidt
Explorer
Aug 24, 2023
your battery sounds like it is quite old. If so it probably doesn't have much capacity. Did you test it when it was hooked up? You need to test it unconnected to get a good idea..



You need to look at the load capacity. A shop can do that.

https://purkeys.net/load-testing-vehicle-batteries-in-three-steps/#:~:text=Take%20the%20rated%20CCA%20of,you%20let%20the%20load%20off.

It doesn't sound quite safe to me.

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