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down home wrote:
Our fifth wheel towed by F350 dual alternators had a 20 amp cartridge type fuse. It was charging or keeping the batteries in the fifth wheel charged and the refrigerator freezer was getting electricity..through the batteries. I hadn't thought about it but it did have a converter charger in it. The factory sent me a second vented battery box an cables. It was a Holiday Rambler Alumiscape. It had two 12 volt deep cycle maintenance free batteries.
Most of the wiring harnesses offered for connection between Fifth wheel or Trailer and the tow vehicle are really inadequate. I bought a heavy 10 gauge wired plug and leads Trucks and Trailers and soldered the connections and heavy shrinked them too. No way the flimsy 14 gauge wires on most would carry the 20 amp rated fuse load, imo.
if you don't have the capacity in your towed RV simple enough to buy the converter charger and wire it and..be sure to use battery boxes and vent hoses to the outside.
โMar-25-2020 01:24 PM
Old-Biscuit wrote:arcsum68 wrote:
There will be no battery, it needs to go in the Nash that I am selling.
And Yes, TW = Tow Wehicle. LOL, sorry about that.
And it is a 2 way fridge and would be on propane.
Federal LAW requires a fully charged functional battery in trailer while towing to activate the Emergency Breakaway----required to maintain voltage/braking for 15 minutes should trailer become disconnected from tow vehicle.
Just saying....you will not be safely towing regardless of distance/time frame
As for fridge...
Tow vehicle '7 pin CHARGE' line is intended to charge/maintain trailer battery voltage while towing.
W/O trailer battery----fridge will not have DC for controls/gas valve because tow vehicle alternator/voltage regulator will not 'see' the fridge DC demand.
Buy a CHEAP 12V battery and toss it in the trailer........!~!
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โMar-25-2020 12:32 PM
Old-Biscuit wrote:arcsum68 wrote:
There will be no battery, it needs to go in the Nash that I am selling.
And Yes, TW = Tow Wehicle. LOL, sorry about that.
And it is a 2 way fridge and would be on propane.
Federal LAW requires a fully charged functional battery in trailer while towing to activate the Emergency Breakaway----required to maintain voltage/braking for 15 minutes should trailer become disconnected from tow vehicle.
Just saying....you will not be safely towing regardless of distance/time frame
As for fridge...
Tow vehicle '7 pin CHARGE' line is intended to charge/maintain trailer battery voltage while towing.
W/O trailer battery----fridge will not have DC for controls/gas valve because tow vehicle alternator/voltage regulator will not 'see' the fridge DC demand.
Buy a CHEAP 12V battery and toss it in the trailer........!~!
โMar-25-2020 12:28 PM
arcsum68 wrote:
There will be no battery, it needs to go in the Nash that I am selling.
And Yes, TW = Tow Wehicle. LOL, sorry about that.
And it is a 2 way fridge and would be on propane.
โMar-25-2020 11:59 AM
arcsum68 wrote:You're good with that. Just be darn sure those 2 batteries are healthy.
it's only a 2 hour trip, as long as I get it nice and cool before we go.
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