TV while traveling/ Battery Health
I have a few questions I hope I can get a few answers for. I need to know the best way to maintain my battery. When I am traveling I assume my truck is charging my TT battery correct? Is it charging ...
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You have two voltage systems in your trailer. The 120v system is powered by a shore connection cable and the 12v system is powered by the battery, and when connected to shore power, the converter. The converter takes the 120V shore power and converts it to 12V. IT is a 12V battery charger and a 12V power supply.
The towing vehicle's 12V connection through the umbilical cable does charge the trailer's battery when operating. Some vehicles have a battery isolator so the vehicle battery does not discharge. Some vehicles need a fuse or breaker installed under the hood for the trailer charging circuit to work. Some vehicles disconnect the circuit to the trailer when parked and some don't. Ford does. The vehicle charging circuit is slow and at a low rate.
Any 120V TV or other 120V device will operate through the receptacles when the shore power cord is used. Some trailers have an inverter that allows use of 120V when not connected to shore power and is fed from the battery. An inverter takes 12V DC and inverts it to 120V AC power.
LED bulbs operate at 1/5 the power of incandescents. This saves a lot of power when not connected to shore power and using lights. I use 48 SMD flat panel LED's purchased from E Bay, < $2 a panel. Do some searching to find out about sizing and color differences.
A three prong adaptor will be fine for charging the battery via converter.
The towing vehicle's 12V connection through the umbilical cable does charge the trailer's battery when operating. Some vehicles have a battery isolator so the vehicle battery does not discharge. Some vehicles need a fuse or breaker installed under the hood for the trailer charging circuit to work. Some vehicles disconnect the circuit to the trailer when parked and some don't. Ford does. The vehicle charging circuit is slow and at a low rate.
Any 120V TV or other 120V device will operate through the receptacles when the shore power cord is used. Some trailers have an inverter that allows use of 120V when not connected to shore power and is fed from the battery. An inverter takes 12V DC and inverts it to 120V AC power.
LED bulbs operate at 1/5 the power of incandescents. This saves a lot of power when not connected to shore power and using lights. I use 48 SMD flat panel LED's purchased from E Bay, < $2 a panel. Do some searching to find out about sizing and color differences.
A three prong adaptor will be fine for charging the battery via converter.
