%th Wheel Batteries
How can I check to see if my electrical system in my 5th wheel is charging the batteries? My unit is a 2016 and after being in storage all winter and plugged into shore power, when it is not plugge...
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RoyF wrote:This is good. To really know what is going on you would need to measure voltage before charging to see if they are getting too low. 12.2 is about as low as you should let them be in storage.
While in storage, the disconnect switch is set to "off". Once a month, I recharge by running Honda generators for about six hours. That's not scientific (I don't know how much time is required for a full recharge), but it seems to work. It has the added benefit of exercising the generators.
The hard part is getting a full charge from many converters as they just charge at 13.6 volts and it is really slow. For a good charge you are looking for 14.2 to 14.6 volts about 30 minutes into the charging session.
Measure first but you might be better with a portable battery charger if you have one.
Or everything might be fine and the battery is just worn out.
