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mojoroo's avatar
mojoroo
Explorer
May 12, 2014

Need a battery. Never boondock. Recommendations?

My battery is toast, leaving our TT plugged into shore power has ruined our battery. So I need a battery, nothing to boon dock with but something to give us power to open the slide when arriving on th...
Bumpyroad's avatar
Bumpyroad
Explorer
May 19, 2014
MEXICOWANDERER wrote:
Buy a really INEXPENSIVE multimeter. One that the test leads are permanently attached. You can find these online. Five dollars or so.

Set for VOLTAGE DC

Touch RED + test probe to battery POSITIVE post, nowhere else

Touch BLACK - test probe to battery NEGATIVE post, nowhere else

The numbers on the dial have a decimal point. Note it. (example 14.34)

Rake a reading and come back to the forum and post your results.


or "buy" one at harbor freight, for free.
:) bumpy

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