Spending too much $$ on batteries.
The TC I purchased new in July 2009 had a Lifeline GPL27T battery. Lasted until Oct. 2011, when Rex told me I needed a new one. I was at factory getting a window put in my door. Last fall, October 201...
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realter wrote:
Last summer, after sitting on the truck for 6 weeks, both the truck battery and camper battery were dead. I believe I had disconnected the fuse. I charged the truck battery, but the camper battery never fully charged after that. When I stored it for the winter, the battery was fully charged, but within a few weeks it was "dead".
Last winter, I had a local camper dealer install something that prevented the camper battery from pulling the juice out of the truck camper. I don't have the reciept right now, but I hope whatever they did helps with that problem. Somebody told me I should have disconnected the "umbical cord" between the camper and the truck also.
Expensive learning.
Parasitic loads is the most likely problem inside 6 weeks. The foolproof cure is to remove all wiring from one battery terminal. Then you know the all draws are cut off! I call BS on the 'something' that was installed.
An AGM of Lifeline quality should be able to sit unconnected for a year.
HTH;
John
