New owner battery install question.
Installing a battery in our travel trailer and I'm not sure I've hooked it up correctly. After install the lights work and radio work but none of the ac outlets are working? I'm not sure if this is ...
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aftermath wrote:
And, now that I think about it. Why do they call them 12 volt batteries if at 12 volts they are already at 50% discharge? They should call them 12.8 volt batteries. Of course everyone knows that a 12 volt battery is not actually 12 volts. It starts at 12.8 then goes down to 12 and then hits "empty" at 10.8 Everyone knows this, don't they?
Well, anyone that boondocks or dry camps much figures it our pretty quick! When the furnace doesn't work because the battery is too low to trip the sail switch so the propane will come on and make heat on a cold night even though the fan is running.....
It might seem daunting, but this really does turn into fun, playing with all these new toys.
