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Battery & Electricity Question
I have a small Coachmen Apex Nano 193BHS trailer that I have only used one time. Last weekend, my son took it to our little farm and set it up by the pond about 315 feet from the electrical outlet and breaker. He plugged it into the electrical outlet and extended the 10 gauge extension cord to the trailer. I estimated that with the power drop he would only have between 2 - 5 amps. available. He used the electrical outlets extend the awning and to power a couple of portable fans and, although I told them not to, his wife used the microwave for 20 or 30 seconds. When he got ready to leave the site he didn't have enough DC power to retract the awning until he plugged into his 7-pin connection on his truck. I have several questions about this - The battery didn't charge up before they left so I'm wondering if they ever had electrical AC power to the trailer. Second, since the breaker never tripped when they used the microwave I'm guessing that they ran it off the DC power? I am pretty much inept when dealing with these things. Any ideas?1.6KViews0likes7CommentsEngine lugs down when starting generator
My RV is described in my signature below. My engine will lug down and die if I try to start the generator while the engine is cold and idling. If I use the battery boost the generator will start and not lug down the engine. After the generator is started and I rev the engine a little, the engine will run just fine when it warms up some. The chassis batteries are pretty new and the house batteries are in good shape. Any ideas why this happens? JR988Views0likes3Comments
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