Battery Shut off and Storage Question.
Hi everyone. I store my trailer in the drive way. Therefor I can leave it hooked up to shore power 24/7. I have two 6v in series. I just got them yesterday and want to make the most of them. Sh...
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My converter is not a good one, have destroyed a battery every season until I realized the problem. I now only use the built-in charger when on camping trips.
The remainder of the time, I pull the charger fuses out. I plug the trailer into shore power at home, then plug a trickle charger into one of my 120 volt outlets inside the trailer. The 12 volt side of the trickle charger then plugs into the 12 volt power plug beside the television. It keeps a trickle charge on the battery.
Since adopting this approach, I've kept the same battery useful for three seasons now!
We have long winters here, so the battery is out of the trailer for the entire winter and kept inside my basement. I cover the trailer just before Halloween (camp the weekend before Halloween every year) and then pull the cover off at the beginning of May. I don't need or want to trickle charge an unused battery for 7 months.
The remainder of the time, I pull the charger fuses out. I plug the trailer into shore power at home, then plug a trickle charger into one of my 120 volt outlets inside the trailer. The 12 volt side of the trickle charger then plugs into the 12 volt power plug beside the television. It keeps a trickle charge on the battery.
Since adopting this approach, I've kept the same battery useful for three seasons now!
We have long winters here, so the battery is out of the trailer for the entire winter and kept inside my basement. I cover the trailer just before Halloween (camp the weekend before Halloween every year) and then pull the cover off at the beginning of May. I don't need or want to trickle charge an unused battery for 7 months.
