DW and I headed south in November. We left our RV at my brothers house and returned home for Christmas. After about 4 weeks we returned to our RV to find the coach battery was dead. I charged it overnight and we were ready to leave the next day.
While getting ready I discovered my jacks would not retract. I wondered if the dead battery had something to do with my jack problem. The jacks turned out to be an open circuit and probably had nothing to do with the battery.
We traveled to Disneyland and stayed in a park nearby. I connected my Battery Minder to the battery and after 30 days the engine turned over 2 or 3 times and then click, click, click.
I got the engine started and we moved to San Diego. My plan was to clean the battery contacts when we got settled. The battery contacts were last cleaned this past summer.
When we arrived and got the coach set up I noticed my brake controller was still on. I crawled under the dash to remove the connecter from the controller and I noticed a small spark. The insulation on one of the wires had worn off on my brake release. I covered the area with electrical tape.
When I connected my Battery Minder at San Diego the charging light was on. A few hours after I found and fixed the wire the light was blinking telling me the battery was fully charged. A day later it is still blinking.
I believe I was very lucky to find this wire. It could have been hidden and very difficult to find.
Safe Travels.
JD
2016 Winnebago Sightseer 33C on a 2016 Ford F53 Chassis
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JD & Kathy
