Power w/o battery?
Is it possible to be plugged into shore power and have power in the tt without the battery being hooked up?
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Just be mindful that DOT requires your trailer to have a 12V battery for your emergency break-away cable to stop a run-away trailer if it becomes disconnected when being towed. This is a DOT law...
Although you can just run off the 12VDC coming from the on-board converter/charger unit when on shore power having the batteries connected sort of smooths everything out. If your on-board converter/charger unit is a smart mode system it will automatically keep you battery charged-up without incident..
If you only have a 13.6VDC single mode charger on-board then it would be wise to check your battery fluids on a scheduled basis as this DC voltage is known to boil out your battery fluids over time which will destroy your battery...
Roy Ken
Although you can just run off the 12VDC coming from the on-board converter/charger unit when on shore power having the batteries connected sort of smooths everything out. If your on-board converter/charger unit is a smart mode system it will automatically keep you battery charged-up without incident..
If you only have a 13.6VDC single mode charger on-board then it would be wise to check your battery fluids on a scheduled basis as this DC voltage is known to boil out your battery fluids over time which will destroy your battery...
Roy Ken
