Battery run down
Hi everybody, I'm new to this forum and I just bought my first trailer and am going to need some help. I went camping a few weeks ago, trying out the trailer for the first time. When we returned fr...
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gerewolf wrote:
Thanks a lot for the quick replies. I do have an adopter so I'll plug the house electricity into the trailer. The dealer I bought the trailer from said that over the winter all I had to do is disconnect the battery and store it and it would be OK. Is that wrong?
Yes, or just leave it plugged in. The inverter will keep the battery topped off. If you can't or don't want to leave it plugged in 24x7, then yes - remove the battery. As someone else mentioned, there's all kinds of stuff that will drain the battery if you leave it connected.
I leave mine plugged in 24x7 when I'm home. Despite being nearly 4-year-old cheap Wal*Mart batteries, they still have decent life when not plugged in.
