New RV Owner Questions [Please B Patient]
New to the RV WORLD...but enjoying it...need NEW OWNER TIPS PLEASE.....When on the SHORELINE...should Home [Coach] BATTERY be disconnected? OR Stored? [Refridgerator goes off when stored-even on shor...
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Tomboy13 wrote:
When on the SHORELINE...should Home (Coach) BATTERY be disconnected? OR Stored?
Leave them connected. Shore power will recharge them, though poorly. AC/DC converters in RV are usually in the wrong place, too long and thin wire, not enough volts for proper charging. Also, as Roy mentioned, some are cr-ap to begin with, and won't taper the voltage when battery is full, and may overcharge the battery.
Tomboy13 wrote:
When camping without shoreline...Batteries run down at night if heater left on...even set @ 70* is there a trick to not running your batteries dead while camping
The trick is called "catalytic heater". There are 2 of them around, Platinum Cat and Olympian. Cat is better. Either one will save both propane and battery power.
Another trick is called "add one more battery".
