Procedure for taking batteries out for storage Question?

I leave my batteries in the MH all the time and have the MH plugged into a 3 amp service I had installed at out home. Of course I start the MH every week and take it for a drive once a month to keep everything lubricated.

My 12VDC batteries just has a battery disconnect switch and I make sure they are fully charged then open up the battery switch. I will check them once a month and if they still read 12.6VDC I will leave them be. My trailer sits outside in CAMP BACKYARD.

They will not freeze if fully charged...

So far so good...

Another fear with 6VDC BATTERIES is you keep hearing the users telling the horror stories of now my trailer keeps blowing fuses etc and then you find out they re-connected the 6VDC batteries back up in reverse order. It is so easy to do with the same lug size terminals on the RV Batteries. Even if you had to just remove the NEGATIVE TERMINAL would be better to me than pulling one completely out. Of course different circumstances predicts different routines.

Just me thinking...
Roy Ken

I see no reason to change.

Well thanks for all the input, just one of those questions I started thinking about, so sounds like I am going to be alright.

IF you want to remove the batteries, do so just like you would in a car or truck. Disconnect the negative terminal first, then disconnect the positive terminal and simply remove the battery.

You can also simply disconnect the battery and leave it right in place. Actually, the camper will probably be as cold as your garage anyway, unless you have a heated garage. You could also run an electric line to the camper and put a trickle charger on the battery. No need to bring it inside.

You CAN do this if you want, but no need to...really! If your camper is plugged in 24x7, the on-board system will keep the battery fully charged. Just check your water levels every now and then and you're good. Why take up bench space in your garage?

partsman01 wrote:
So in the years we have had fifth wheels I have always just left them plugged in through winter, then in summer topped up battery and off we would go.
My question is that for this year I thought I really should pull batteries out and put in garage on bench with a charger attached, they are 2 12 Volt Trojans, but if I go pull them both out, do I need to trip a breaker or take out a fuse, as I would imagine one has to kill the converter, so it is not trying to charge something that is not there?
Any help on this?
Thanks
Bill

To kill the converter simply unplug the shore power cable. Mine is plugged in 24/7/365 since new in Feb.'05. No harm.

I have mine plugged in as I have those little round one similar to this one, but mine is made by someone else.