TRAVEL TRAILER BATTERY ISSUES
On our last trip after setting up our low battery indicator started beeping at us within a few hours of setting up. We only dry camp and can normally go about 3 days without the battery needing a rech...
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If you can check the fluid level make sure all cells are topped off.
Batteries today can go bad quickly. The plates are very thin and can break from road vibration or a bad bump. I always feel lucky when I can get more than 3 years out of a battery. Our roads have gotten really bad in California. The other day the wife was following and I hit a bad bump on I-15 she said all four tires came off of the ground on our 5th wheel. That's 15000lbs flying for a 1/2 second...almost as good as the Spruce Goose.
If the fluid is not low or it's a maintenance free, I would have an interstate dealer test it and give an adjustment on a new one.
Batteries today can go bad quickly. The plates are very thin and can break from road vibration or a bad bump. I always feel lucky when I can get more than 3 years out of a battery. Our roads have gotten really bad in California. The other day the wife was following and I hit a bad bump on I-15 she said all four tires came off of the ground on our 5th wheel. That's 15000lbs flying for a 1/2 second...almost as good as the Spruce Goose.
If the fluid is not low or it's a maintenance free, I would have an interstate dealer test it and give an adjustment on a new one.
