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greatwines
Explorer
Jul 05, 2014

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 won't even last 24 hours. I also have begun to suspect the battery is not charging when on the trailer and plug into electricity or on the trailer plug into the truck. I'm not 100 percent sure about that. But I am sure the battery seems to be draining very quickly when nothing is on/running in the trailer.
  • Old-Biscuit's avatar
    Old-Biscuit
    Explorer III
    Jul 05, 2014
    When you get that meter.........
    With 120V AC power hooked up......disconnect battery cable (+) and read converter DC output. Should be at least 13.2V DC. IF lower then converter is bad.
    Batteries not being properly recharged so they could now be bad.

    Take them out...take to auto parts store and have them load tested.
  • greatwines's avatar
    greatwines
    Explorer
    Jul 05, 2014
    my husband doesn't have a meter but I think we may need to get one. No lights on only the refrigerator which is on the automatic setting (gas or electric when plugged in) and the LPG detector.
  • Boband4's avatar
    Boband4
    Explorer
    Jul 05, 2014
    Have you put a volt meter across the terminals while plugged into shore power? You should be around 13.8 volts when plugged in. Have you checked the water in the individual cells? If they are low on water it can resist charging. Is there possibly a light left on in a storage compartment?
  • greatwines's avatar
    greatwines
    Explorer
    Jul 05, 2014
    It is happening with either of our batteries; one is two months old and one is about nine months old.

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