Newbie battry help on older rig
Bought our 1996 Jayco Designer 3120fk this summer. It had been sitting most of it's life as a permanent parked camper at the lake. We finally got it home a couple weeks ago after quite a few purchases...
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As far as the battery cables go...to determine which is which, follow both and see where they go. One (positive) should go into a harness that will disappear into the TT. It will also have a inline fuse on it....check it before going any further. The other cable (negative) will be bolted to the frame of the TT.
You said the electric jack works.... does it work in accordance with the switch position (up and down)?
On some rv's, the fuses and circuit breakers are not located in the same place and also you might have more than one location for each. With that year of tt, it probably is not equipped with a three stage converter to keep the battery fully charged without over charging it. Be careful about leaving shore power hooked up too long until you can determine if you have a 3-stage converter or not. Over charging will destroy the battery (don't ask me how I know).
Good luck
Ron
You said the electric jack works.... does it work in accordance with the switch position (up and down)?
On some rv's, the fuses and circuit breakers are not located in the same place and also you might have more than one location for each. With that year of tt, it probably is not equipped with a three stage converter to keep the battery fully charged without over charging it. Be careful about leaving shore power hooked up too long until you can determine if you have a 3-stage converter or not. Over charging will destroy the battery (don't ask me how I know).
Good luck
Ron
