Expected Battery life when "powered down"
Sorry, no facts and figures yet, so it's tough to do the math...but...Proud new owner of a Jayco 29.5 RLS Fifth. Used it 3 weeks in May, and for 4 days this past weekend. While in the driveway after...
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My error - I noticed the clock after I plugged it into shore to recharge. It likely wasn't on when just on battery.
Thanks for the rough estimates of expected powered down (but not off) life. Kind of what I was assuming. And, unfortunately, kind of what I was assuming about what I did to the battery....
The silver lining - I wanted to get a type 31 AGM as a replacement anyway. Now I have a reason to dig into the details of the built-in charge system to make sure it will properly charge an AGM. Or I install the spare high end dual channel trolling motor charger I pulled out of my boat last year, and put in two 31 AGMs!
On a slightly different note, there is a master power switch in the battery compartment. Would be nice to have a sub-master in the main switch panel inside, that cuts off everything except the emergency brake and the jacks. Sounds like a nice retirement project next summer...
Thanks for the rough estimates of expected powered down (but not off) life. Kind of what I was assuming. And, unfortunately, kind of what I was assuming about what I did to the battery....
The silver lining - I wanted to get a type 31 AGM as a replacement anyway. Now I have a reason to dig into the details of the built-in charge system to make sure it will properly charge an AGM. Or I install the spare high end dual channel trolling motor charger I pulled out of my boat last year, and put in two 31 AGMs!
On a slightly different note, there is a master power switch in the battery compartment. Would be nice to have a sub-master in the main switch panel inside, that cuts off everything except the emergency brake and the jacks. Sounds like a nice retirement project next summer...
