How long should a charge last?
I got my trailer in July '16. I put new Trojan 6 volt batts in it. It sat down at the Dealer from Oct to early Jan in frigid temps and solar covered with snow while they fixed a bunch of stuff and r...
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Searching_Ut wrote:
With everything turned off that I can turn off, my 5er draws approximately .8 to 1 amp just sitting there, or 20 to 25 amp hours a day.
I wouldn't be surprised to see these numbers in a motorhome, but not in a trailer/5er in storage.
Here is what you can do to turn everything off: rewire the batteries properly. Off the factory they usually aren't. Batteries to Pos bus via battery fuse - ONE cable from Pos battery terminal to Pos bus. Loads to the same Pos bus via the Loads breaker to flip it off when you need. Then flip it off. Now you've really turned off everything you can.
Solar controller, if there is any, should be on its own cable to the same Pos bus, with its own breaker or fuse.
This is the safe and correct way to wire things - with a common Pos bus.
If there is no maintenance charge coming in, you can simply install a cut-off switch on the battery, to cut it off from everything. We are talking about storage, i.e. when you don't need fridge, propane sensor, big bright clock on the microwave or TV on standby.
Off the soap box :)
