Lance camper draining battery
I picked up a 2016 lance 865. It is killing the truck batteries when plugged into the truck. If it sits for a couple days without starting the truck then it is really slow to start. On the plug I i...
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If your Arctic Fox charges as it should from the truck while being towed, then the Camper should too. Doing voltage checks on the batteries will tell you what is going on.
Check truck battery with nothing connected.
measure Arctic Fox battery
measure camper battery.
Connect Arctic Fox. Both batteries should be the same as disconnected.
Start engine. Both batteries should be very close to the same.
Do the same with the camper. Both batteries plugged in without starting the engine should be different. They should be almost the same with engine running
If they are not different when the engine is NOT running, you need to find the battery isolator for the campers battery, and figure out why it is not working.
Check truck battery with nothing connected.
measure Arctic Fox battery
measure camper battery.
Connect Arctic Fox. Both batteries should be the same as disconnected.
Start engine. Both batteries should be very close to the same.
Do the same with the camper. Both batteries plugged in without starting the engine should be different. They should be almost the same with engine running
If they are not different when the engine is NOT running, you need to find the battery isolator for the campers battery, and figure out why it is not working.
