Left battery out all winter in Michigan....
Greetings everyone! Forgive the noob post (and I apologize if this is in the wrong place or has been discussed before), but I am new to the RV world and just bought our first travel trailer last su...
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wa8yxm wrote:
The answer depends on the Trailer's converter.
Magnetek 6300l you may have damaged the battery.
most others.. You likely did not.. I have a Progressive Industries Intellapower 9180 with optional charge wizard (Equal to a 9280) and between the time this rig was new (2005) and when we went full time (2009 I think) this rig was plugged in all winter save for when Detroit Edison failed to provide, and then I cranked up the ONAN and it was still "plugged in".
The batteries were replaced last week.
And.. a few other comments That is one small battery, (Group 24 is only 75 amp hours give or take a couple. I have over 500 of those in this house (Amp hours that is).
Second I do not believe that is a sealed battery, I believe those are removable caps,, but the photo angle is not optimum.
Thanks. I just Googled the Magnetek 6300l and it doesn't look like mine. Mine more closely resembles that WFCO converter mentioned earlier in this thread, so hopefully it's OK. It's pouring rain right now so I need to wait until the weather clears up before I check the levels.
500 amp hours - wow! Not sure I would need something that heavy for a simple 16 foot travel trailer that barely sleeps 4. I only run a few lights, the bathroom fan, my water pump, and our furnace - and never all at once. That said - we usually camp plugged into shore power, so I rarely even need the battery. It's just those in-between stops and rare moments when we find a spot with no power whatsoever.
Still, I appreciate your (and everyone else's) input! I'm totally new to this, with just one RV camping season under my belt. Learned a lot of lessons last summer.
