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rcouto
Explorer
Aug 03, 2017

Will shore power run equipment when battery is dead?

Our travel trailer has been sitting for several months and hasn't been plugged into shore power, so I suspect the battery is dead. I've plugged in the shore power but nothing will turn on. Is this...
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time2roll
Nomad
Aug 03, 2017
If the battery is dead but serviceable then you should be up and running as soon as you plug in.
If the battery is shorted or very bad shape the converter may overload and the battery may get hot and eventually explode.
Or somewhere between those two.

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