Keeping batteries in camper over winter?
There's a lot of advice out there that says the best way to maintain deep cycle batteries over the winter is to remove them from the camper and put them in warm storage. However, I'd like to use the ...
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x2 what aruba5er says.
I had 400lb of batteries in my conversion that I had in storage with no power.
When I was taking the engine batteries with me for occasional recharge and other uses, the deep-cycle (cheap golf-cart size) did hold good charge for up to 10 months. Even with switch - the cables can leak some current in dump condition.
Just pull the battery clamp. Most of RV batteries have wing nut for such purpose.
The $46 batteries last me for 10 years btw.
I had 400lb of batteries in my conversion that I had in storage with no power.
When I was taking the engine batteries with me for occasional recharge and other uses, the deep-cycle (cheap golf-cart size) did hold good charge for up to 10 months. Even with switch - the cables can leak some current in dump condition.
Just pull the battery clamp. Most of RV batteries have wing nut for such purpose.
The $46 batteries last me for 10 years btw.
