|
|
Post Reply 
|
Page <1 234 |
| Author |
 Share Topic Printable Version Google Delicious Digg StumbleUpon Windows Live Yahoo Bookmarks reddit Facebook MySpace Newsvine Furl Topic Search  Topic Options
|
Guests 
Guest Group 
|
 Topic: Battery IssuesPosted: 22 Jun 2015 at 8:25pm |
|
The question that needs to be asked in this discussion. What came first; the chicken or the egg?
|
|
 |
|
|
OnTheRoad6
Newbie 
Joined: 20 Feb 2016 Location: Fort Myers FL Online Status: Offline Posts: 6 |
Posted: 14 Mar 2016 at 8:20am |
|
Someone please help this ignorant (!) trailer newbie! I guess, based on what I am reading, that I should disconnect the battery on my Pod as it is stored where I don't have electricity. But I've also read several opinions for disconnect -- is it negative first, positive second, or positive first, negative second, or just positive or just negative?  I won't do the switch option now after spending a ton of money to get the breaking system installed. I can't do it myself so have to pay big bucks for everything -- this RV thing gets expensive! It's okay and totally worth it
Thanks for any help you can give me.
|
|
|
|
|
furpod
Moderator Group - pHp 
Joined: 25 Jul 2011 Location: Central KY Online Status: Offline Posts: 6128 |
Posted: 14 Mar 2016 at 8:53am |
You only need to disconnect one lead. Disconnect which ever one you want. It's a Ford-Chevy, Blondes-Brunettes argument about which is better. I do the positive. |
|
|
|
|
CharlieM
Senior Member 
Joined: 23 Nov 2012 Location: N. Colorado Online Status: Offline Posts: 1797 |
Posted: 14 Mar 2016 at 8:56am |
|
If you store without electricity you should disconnect the battery. It's only necessary to disconnect one side. Simply removing the lead with a wrench works just fine and the price is right. IF you ever might plug in the Pod before reconnecting the battery a weak argument can be made to disconnect the negative side, otherwise disconnecting the positive is customary. That said, it really makes little difference.
|
|
|
Charlie
Northern Colorado OLD: 2013 RP-172, 2010 Honda Pilot 3.5L 4WD PRESENT: 2014 Camplite 21RBS, 2013 Supercharged Tacoma 4L V6 4WD |
|
|
|
|
techntrek
Admin Group - pHp 
Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9062 |
Posted: 14 Mar 2016 at 10:01pm |
|
Unless you disconnect the battery while the pod is plugged in, then the loose positive connection could short to the frame. My personal reason for going with positive.
|
|
|
|
|
StephenH
podders Helping podders - pHp
Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6418 |
Posted: 14 Mar 2016 at 10:07pm |
|
However, if a loose negative contacted the frame, there would be no issues whatsoever. That is another reason for going with negative.
|
|
|
StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
|
|
|
|
CharlieM
Senior Member
Joined: 23 Nov 2012 Location: N. Colorado Online Status: Offline Posts: 1797 |
Posted: 14 Mar 2016 at 10:31pm |
Doug, I'm missing your point here. The possibility of the positive lead contacting the frame when the Pod is plugged in was my weak concession to disconnecting the negative. Otherwise I agree positive is per convention. |
|
|
Charlie
Northern Colorado OLD: 2013 RP-172, 2010 Honda Pilot 3.5L 4WD PRESENT: 2014 Camplite 21RBS, 2013 Supercharged Tacoma 4L V6 4WD |
|
|
|
|
Post Reply
|
Page <1 234 |
| Forum Jump | Forum Permissions You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot create polls in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum |
Battery Issues