Draining the batteries
Hi I have a 2016 GMC 1 ton dually with a 10’ 2 northern lite camper . When I bought it I had the 7 way plug put into the box for power to the camper. I also have 2 - 100 watt solar panels with a ...
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Interesting problem.... Have you tried unplugging the camper from the truck to see if the issue is in fact caused by the camper??
It doesn't make sense to me that the camper batteries are remaining fully charged and the truck is dead unless there is a wiring issue.
If there is no ignition relay that shuts the power off to the 7 pin connector there would only be one way I could imagine the camper draining the truck batteries without draining the camper batteries... Is there is a battery switch somewhere in the camper that is wired to allow the camper to use only the trucks power while the camper batteries are shut off??
If there is constant power to the 7 pin connector (with no ignition relay) the camper should draw from both systems and the 200 watts of solar should be more than enough to keep everything charged.
It doesn't make sense to me that the camper batteries are remaining fully charged and the truck is dead unless there is a wiring issue.
If there is no ignition relay that shuts the power off to the 7 pin connector there would only be one way I could imagine the camper draining the truck batteries without draining the camper batteries... Is there is a battery switch somewhere in the camper that is wired to allow the camper to use only the trucks power while the camper batteries are shut off??
If there is constant power to the 7 pin connector (with no ignition relay) the camper should draw from both systems and the 200 watts of solar should be more than enough to keep everything charged.
