Battery Leads Arcing
While hooking up battery leads (2000 Northern Lite) after sitting in storage for a while, I noticed the leads arc when touched to the battery terminal. Started chasing it down and with everything tur...
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bodacious wrote:
Thanks to all who posted. I'm going with the capacitor charging/discharging theory. BTW my camper is a 2000 model and does not have a battery disconnect switch. I just disconnect the battery leads when not in use. Thinking of installing one that isolates the battery from EVERYTHING. For you who have a battery switch, is it on the positive or negative side of the battery?
Interesting that a 2000 camper does not have a battery disconnect but some MFG do not build in the interest of the consumer or how the rig will be used eh?
As for the Capacitor charge/discharge that is a correct statement, no theory.
The circuitry in the converter comes alive via the battery voltage when shore power is absent.
Not a big deal except for the fella that does not expect the SNAP of electrons all excited to go somewhere and party.... Actually the converter will draw a small amount of amps just sitting there watching the battery with no shore power applied.... Draining away the battery!
Jim
