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Duramax1
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Mar 16, 2016

Disconnecting Battery When Plugged in for long periods

When staying plugged in at RV parks in desert warm temperatures for prolonged periods of time I usually disconnect the battery as I don't like to see it being charged at 13.50 volts or so for long per...
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Mont_G_J
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Apr 06, 2016
Chandalen wrote:
You should always leave the battery connected when your using the camper / plugged in.

The battery serves as a ballast for the converter. Like a voltage regulator it helps limit the converters output to 13-ish volts. Without the battery you are tempting fate with voltages over 15v and most 12v items allow for 10.5- 15.0 operation.


Agree. The converter depends upon the battery as an integral component of the designed circuit to filter the ripple DC output of the converter. That's a fact.

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