Ever since returning from our last camping trip, the battery refuses to hold a charge. I have checked all the lights, switches, hidden lights, etc. and everything is off. I have just kept the TT plugged in overnight and a few hours in the day and now the battery is completely dead again. When I get in, I can turn the lights on (very dim) and then if I request any other electrical draw (say, slide), it beeps and completely dies. Could the electric brakes somehow have been triggered? Or is it a more simple answer and I just need a new battery? Any thoughts on what else I could check? TIA.

Is the emergency breakaway switch plug in, or did it get pulled out when you were un-hitching last time?

crazyro wrote:Could the electric brakes somehow have been triggered? Or is it a more simple answer and I just need a new battery? Trailer brakes have nothing to do with the trailer battery other than when the break away switch lanyard has been pulled so assuming that's not the case it sounds like the battery could be pooched. Never is everything completely off as your propane detector is always powered, so too is a radio memory circuit unless you've installed a kill switch, as well as a fridge climate control circuit unless you've also made sure to turn it off. You haven't told us anything about the battery, particularly type and age, so maybe it's simply had enough of this life. ;)

Do you have a Dometic fridge and if so, is the condensation heater turned on? It draws about 1A constantly.

BFL13 wrote:Is the emergency breakaway switch plug in, or did it get pulled out when you were un-hitching last time?I shall check...

SoundGuy wrote:crazyro wrote:Could the electric brakes somehow have been triggered? Or is it a more simple answer and I just need a new battery? Trailer brakes have nothing to do with the trailer battery other than when the break away switch lanyard has been pulled so assuming that's not the case it sounds like the battery could be pooched. Never is everything completely off as your propane detector is always powered, so too is a radio memory circuit unless you've installed a kill switch, as well as a fridge climate control circuit unless you've also made sure to turn it off. You haven't told us anything about the battery, particularly type and age, so maybe it's simply had enough of this life. ;)That's the weird thing. :) For the first time since we've purchased the TT, the radio lost its memory so I'm assuming the battery completely drained.I will need to check details but I'm thinking it could be the battery is getting old.

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cooldavidt
Explorer
Apr 17, 2018
Can u tell me about a fuse buddy please azrving?
azrving
Explorer
Apr 17, 2018
If it's a wet battery fully charged it and check the specific gravity. You could also disconnect everything from it fully charged it and then check the specific gravity. When it's fully charged you could also hook a device like a fuse buddy in line between the battery and the positive cable and see how many amps it's drawing while sitting there.

Fuse buddy can be used on individual circuits
Lwiddis
Explorer II
Apr 17, 2018
“I will need to check details but I'm thinking it could be the battery is getting old.”

Please do check the details and let us know.
Old-Biscuit
Explorer III
Apr 17, 2018
2006 RV.......:H

So how OLD is the battery?
crazyro
Explorer
Apr 17, 2018
ScottG wrote:
Do you have a Dometic fridge and if so, is the condensation heater turned on?
It draws about 1A constantly.

Ha, yes, that's the first thing I checked. :)
crazyro
Explorer
Apr 17, 2018
SoundGuy wrote:
crazyro wrote:
Could the electric brakes somehow have been triggered? Or is it a more simple answer and I just need a new battery?

Trailer brakes have nothing to do with the trailer battery other than when the break away switch lanyard has been pulled so assuming that's not the case it sounds like the battery could be pooched. Never is everything completely off as your propane detector is always powered, so too is a radio memory circuit unless you've installed a kill switch, as well as a fridge climate control circuit unless you've also made sure to turn it off. You haven't told us anything about the battery, particularly type and age, so maybe it's simply had enough of this life. ;)

That's the weird thing. :) For the first time since we've purchased the TT, the radio lost its memory so I'm assuming the battery completely drained.
I will need to check details but I'm thinking it could be the battery is getting old.
crazyro
Explorer
Apr 17, 2018
BFL13 wrote:
Is the emergency breakaway switch plug in, or did it get pulled out when you were un-hitching last time?

I shall check...
ScottG
Nomad
Apr 17, 2018
Do you have a Dometic fridge and if so, is the condensation heater turned on?
It draws about 1A constantly.
SoundGuy
Explorer
Apr 17, 2018
crazyro wrote:
Could the electric brakes somehow have been triggered? Or is it a more simple answer and I just need a new battery?

Trailer brakes have nothing to do with the trailer battery other than when the break away switch lanyard has been pulled so assuming that's not the case it sounds like the battery could be pooched. Never is everything completely off as your propane detector is always powered, so too is a radio memory circuit unless you've installed a kill switch, as well as a fridge climate control circuit unless you've also made sure to turn it off. You haven't told us anything about the battery, particularly type and age, so maybe it's simply had enough of this life. ;)
BFL13
Explorer II
Apr 17, 2018
Is the emergency breakaway switch plug in, or did it get pulled out when you were un-hitching last time?

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