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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Flapper wrote:
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...
Got nothing better to do with your retirement time? :)
You only need emergency brake when towing, so leave the master on when on the road. Alternator via 7-pin plug will supply more than enough juice to keep even a few forgotten lamps, not to mention parasitic currents.
Same with jacks - flip master on, use the jacks, and flip master off if you are leaving rig for a while.
