Power to Rig
We own a 30 foot, 12 volt fifth wheel which we keep in storage. I take my batteries out after every use to take them home so I can keep them charged. Today, we went by to check on the 5er and needed...
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mgirardo wrote:
When we closed up the TT last summer for the season, we left it at our seasonal site. I removed the battery and dropped it off at my in-laws so my father-in-law could keep it charged for us, we didn't have the room to bring it home.
When we got back to our seasonal site this past spring, we got there a little later than expected (darn Virginia traffic), so I didn't stop at the in-laws to get the battery.
I figured I'd be able to use jumper cables the same way you did so I could get the slides out and use the pump to evacuate the anti-freeze. Nothing 12v worked. On our TT, there is 1 cable that goes to the negative terminal and 1 cable that goes to the positive terminal. Both of them are marked with a label. I connected them properly, but still no 12v.
The jumper cables were in fine shape and when I tested them with my volt meter, there was 13.4v with the engine idling. I even had someone go in and press the gas pedal a little, but there was still no 12v in the TT. There is no battery disconnect switch in our setup. Since we were at our camp site, I just removed the jumper cables and plugged the shore power cable up for power. I picked the battery up a few days later. After connecting it, I checked the 4 reverse polarity blade fuses and they were all good.
In theory, there is no reason the jumper cables wouldn't work. I'm not sure why it didn't work.
-Michael
That's what I am thinking. Simply doesn't work for whatever reason.
