Customizations / mods to the Freelander 21QB
I am starting a thread for my mods to a 2016 21QB: 1: Added spare tire and jack
Forum Discussion
Regarding your mod of a switch to power the radio from either the chassis battery or coach batteries: My Itasca Class C came from Winnebago with a switch on the dash to power the cab radio from either battery source. However, I've learned to never leave this switch in the position such that the cab radio is powered from the coach batteries.
The reason is that the cab radio has a digital clock showing the time. We completely disconnect the coach batteries periodically and temporarily for various reasons (the RV came with a built-in switch for this). By powering this radio from the coach batteries, this clock constantly has to be reset. We now leave the cab radio always powered from the chassis battery. The chassis battery is kept charged during storage with a small battery maintainer, so the cab radio's constantly running clock cannot run the chassis battery down during storage.
The reason is that the cab radio has a digital clock showing the time. We completely disconnect the coach batteries periodically and temporarily for various reasons (the RV came with a built-in switch for this). By powering this radio from the coach batteries, this clock constantly has to be reset. We now leave the cab radio always powered from the chassis battery. The chassis battery is kept charged during storage with a small battery maintainer, so the cab radio's constantly running clock cannot run the chassis battery down during storage.
