Built in Trickle charger on AC unit
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โFeb-23-2020 03:36 AM
Canโt really find an answer to this, is it different for every RV?
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โMar-12-2020 08:23 AM
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โMar-12-2020 08:08 AM
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โMar-12-2020 07:31 AM
The reasons for this is where I store my RV is about a half hour drive from my house and I canโt always make it out there regularly to start up the RV.
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โFeb-25-2020 05:45 AM
jimroach wrote:Bobbo wrote:
What converter/charger is installed in your unit? Without knowing that we really can't give meaningful responses. (HINT:If it is a Parallax/Magnatek unit, do NOT leave it plugged in all of the time, it will boil batteries dry and kill them. Some other brands are perfectly fine to leave plugged in 24/7/365, my Progressive Dynamics for example. My trailer came with a Parallax/Magnatek, but I replaced it within 24 hours of trailer delivery. I actually had the replacement converter/charger here before I got the trailer here.)
Donโt know the brand, ownerโs manual doesnโt specify, will try to go through other paperwork to see if I can find out
Look either on, or inside, the door that covers your fuse box/breaker panel. Usually the manufacturer is listed there.
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โFeb-25-2020 05:27 AM
jimroach wrote:
Unfortunately, where I have to store it, leaving it plugged in is not an option, just bought a trickle charger for the chassis battery, just donโt know about the house charger
I hope what you bought really is a smart tender type automatic charger and NOT a cheap trickle charger. The difference is important.
THEN....if you have a place to plug in a battery charger for the chassis battery.....why can you NOT just plug in the whole rig ?
OR get a second tender for the house batteries ??
Of course, if you have a "good" solar charger with a charge controller and it sits out in the sun, that might be all you need for the house batteries, once you figure out how it works.
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โFeb-24-2020 04:07 PM
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โFeb-24-2020 04:05 PM
Bobbo wrote:
What converter/charger is installed in your unit? Without knowing that we really can't give meaningful responses. (HINT:If it is a Parallax/Magnatek unit, do NOT leave it plugged in all of the time, it will boil batteries dry and kill them. Some other brands are perfectly fine to leave plugged in 24/7/365, my Progressive Dynamics for example. My trailer came with a Parallax/Magnatek, but I replaced it within 24 hours of trailer delivery. I actually had the replacement converter/charger here before I got the trailer here.)
Donโt know the brand, ownerโs manual doesnโt specify, will try to go through other paperwork to see if I can find out
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โFeb-24-2020 04:02 PM
KD4UPL wrote:
If you can plug the RV in while being stored I would leave the battery switch on and let your charger float the batteries. Not all RVs are wired the same but I would thing most of them, when disconnecting the batteries, would indeed disconnect them from the charger.
Unfortunately, where I have to store it, leaving it plugged in is not an option, just bought a trickle charger for the chassis battery, just donโt know about the house charger
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โFeb-24-2020 04:00 PM
naturist wrote:
Some RVs have a 4-stage converter that will trickle charge, perhaps that is what you mean? Iโve never heard of a rig that has a separate trickle charger that came that way from the factory but yours might have one added by a previous owner. If the last, you would have to ask whoever installed it as to how they wired it.
No, bought it new, the solar charger is mounted on the AC unit
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โFeb-23-2020 02:37 PM
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โFeb-23-2020 02:00 PM
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โFeb-23-2020 07:26 AM
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โFeb-23-2020 06:46 AM
Some RV batteries live a long and useful life, some are murdered.
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โFeb-23-2020 06:23 AM
These are snowflakes and if not brand new a previous owner could have modified things a bit.
Take some pictures of your battery banks and print them out. Then write those readings down for future use.
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