battery seems to drain way too fast: help
We can use some advice as we don't know much about the electrical system. we have a 1997 24 foot Terry travel trailer. Used to be able to last 3 days of average use on one battery. Now one battery wo...
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Are the battery wires on the TT original? Or a bunch of years old? Have you carefully checked the condition of the battery connections AND the wires themselves? Last year I was having similar problems, and bought a new battery - no difference, battery just wouldn't last.
The battery connections coming off the trailer looked okay, maybe a little corrosion. When I thoroughly wired brushed them, I suddenly got more battery power.
Then, remembering electrical issues with snowplows, I peeled back some of the insulation on the wires behind the connections - yep! A surprising amount of corrosion, UNDER the insulation! I cut back the wire to where it was clean, only a couple of inches, reattached the connections, and now it is like I have a brand new electrical system.
Old battery wires can get corrosion under the insulation, so check them carefully.
The battery connections coming off the trailer looked okay, maybe a little corrosion. When I thoroughly wired brushed them, I suddenly got more battery power.
Then, remembering electrical issues with snowplows, I peeled back some of the insulation on the wires behind the connections - yep! A surprising amount of corrosion, UNDER the insulation! I cut back the wire to where it was clean, only a couple of inches, reattached the connections, and now it is like I have a brand new electrical system.
Old battery wires can get corrosion under the insulation, so check them carefully.
