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running lights/tail lights not working
I just had my TT out for the weekend and although my brake and signal lights work fine, I noticed that when the TV's headlights come on, I don't have any of my top running lights nor tail lights working....I don't usually drive at night anyway and that's why it took awhile to even notice this....Would there be a fuse in the TV?...I checked the panel in the trailer and none seem to be labled as running lights etc....3.2KViews0likes11CommentsRe: Battery charging w/solar question
canoe on top wrote: The solenoid is not the same as a battery cut off switch. The solenoid will isolate your TV battery from the TT when the ignition is off. A cut off switch eliminates parasitic draw on the TT battery. The solar should more than cover the parasitic draw and keep the TT batteries charged. thanks...yes the solar easily keeps the battery up....even after a heavy use (propane heater fan, and water pump while showering)....it's back at full charge with less than an hr. of full daylight... the main reason I got a solar panel was because my trailer has an electric slide, electric awning and electric hitch lift so I wouldn't want to get up and want to leave first thing in the morning after using lights etc. and not have enough power to pull my slide in etc....505Views0likes0CommentsRe: Battery charging w/solar question
KD4UPL wrote: If you're driving a Chevy the charge line in the 7 pin is hot even with the key off. I happen to like it that way but that's another topic. So, yes, if you have a solar panel it will charge both batteries. If your truck disconnects the charge line with the key off then the salesman was wrong and there was no need to unplug to begin with. thanks...It's a Buick Enclave so probably same as a chevy?...so I think the salesman was right in that it's hot even when the key is off and that the solar panel is probably charging both batteries...hence I shouldn't need to unplug it...505Views0likes0CommentsRe: Battery charging w/solar question
OP here...to clarify, I know that the wiring is hooked up to be charging the TT while driving...it's just that the dealer pointed out to me that there was no cut-off switch on the trailer and said that it would draw from the truck if I left it plugged in.... I had the solar panel installed at another dealer afterwards and was just wondering if I needed to be concerned about unplugging anymore and also if the solar would be sending a charge to the TV as well since it's all hooked up in that circuit? I'll have a look for a solenoid like you've described Tequila....so does that do the same thing as an isolation switch?....and if so, then I guess the answer to my question above would be no, it wouldn't pass a charge from the trailer's solar to the TV....505Views0likes0CommentsBattery charging w/solar question
I got my TT which doesn't have an isolation switch on the battery. The salesman just said that if I was going to be parked for more than a few hrs, at a time while hitched up to just unplug from the TV so that trailer use wouldn't draw from my truck battery. I've since installed a solar panel on the roof and my question is... If my trailer is hooked up to my truck, will the solar panel be charging both the trailer battery as well as the truck battery?3.8KViews0likes15Comments
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