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sportbob
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Jan 25, 2018

Do I need to take my battery home to trickle charge?

I made my first travel trailer purchase and keep it on leased land in Illinois where it will stay all year. It's a 2006 Cherokee with one battery next to the propane by the hitch. I can connect to p...
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Sam_Spade
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Jan 25, 2018
sportbob wrote:
but need to unplug when I leave.


Why ??

IF.....the battery is fully charged AND it is in good health AND you completely disconnect it, it should last a couple of months with no problem.

But it might be better to have it on an automatic battery tender (NOT a cheap trickle charger), especially if the trailer will be sitting out in the direct sun where it is HOT. Heat kills batteries.

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