Shore power at home/plugged in all the time?
I keep my hauler plugged in all the time at home. My neighbor just told me a tech at a RV dealer told him not to, but plug it in once a month for a week to charge the batts. Anyone know of any cons to...
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I will not venture to make a recommendation to you, but I will tell you about my experience. I have a 2007 TT that has one of the older style 2-stage converter/chargers. I made the mistake of leaving it plugged in at home over the winter after I bought it in Dec 2007, and in spite of checking the water level from time to time (it was never low, btw), our first trip out I discovered that the battery would not deliver power even though the voltage showed it was fully charged. When you switched on any load, even as small as a house light, the light flashed on and immediately went out, no juice. I had to buy a new battery.
Since then, when I store the TT, I disconnect the battery via a cut-off switch I installed, and I put the battery on a BatteryMinder. It trickle charges at 1 amp, and desulphates the battery, so it is always fully charged and ready to go whenever I want to use the rig.
I will not venture to make a recommendation to you, but I will tell you about my experience. I have a 2007 TT that has one of the older style 2-stage converter/chargers. I made the mistake of leaving it plugged in at home over the winter after I bought it in Dec 2007, and in spite of checking the water level from time to time (it was never low, btw), our first trip out I discovered that the battery would not deliver power even though the voltage showed it was fully charged. When you switched on any load, even as small as a house light, the light flashed on and immediately went out, no juice. I had to buy a new battery.
Since then, when I store the TT, I disconnect the battery via a cut-off switch I installed, and I put the battery on a BatteryMinder. It trickle charges at 1 amp, and desulphates the battery, so it is always fully charged and ready to go whenever I want to use the rig.
