Using the jack without the battery
I removed my battery to get my RV ready for winter. I go to use the jack and it won't work. It didn't matter whether it was hooked up to AC power or plugged into my truck, it would not work. Is that n...
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BFL13 wrote:
With the battery not there, collect all the wire terminals that go on its positive post and join them with vise grips or a nut and bolt.
Now the converter will have a path to the jacks. This assumes the jacks are on a different wire that goes to the positive post. Assumes the jacks and the converter each has a negative path to the frame.
I will try that in spring. The trailer is good where it is and I am not running power to it this winter.
My plastic battery box is screwed down, so as long as the +ve does not touch those screws or the -ve wires, I am good.
