176T Battery Life |
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onazip
Groupie Joined: 04 Apr 2018 Location: albertville mn Online Status: Offline Posts: 43 |
Topic: 176T Battery Life Posted: 11 Apr 2018 at 4:33pm |
what about a Battery Tender? If there is a power source at the place of storage, would it be ok to leave the battery tender on it? works for the motorcycles.
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2018 Tundra
2018 176t |
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Subzilla
Senior Member Joined: 23 Jan 2017 Location: Concord, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 302 |
Posted: 11 Apr 2018 at 10:14am |
Oh yea!! Forgot about that. Plus the fridge won't work either. Need to put that on my checklist for old mind.
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Mark
Concord, NC 2017 RP 179 "Podzilla" 2011 Silverado 1500 4X4 |
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JandL
Senior Member Joined: 29 Mar 2014 Location: California Online Status: Offline Posts: 364 |
Posted: 11 Apr 2018 at 10:03am |
If you turn off the battery while towing your brake-away switch will not activate the trailer brakes if the trailer comes off the ball.
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JandL
2013 Honda Ridgeline 2012 177 2 Paynes in a Pod |
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babyboogerfamily
Newbie Joined: 05 Mar 2018 Location: VA Online Status: Offline Posts: 36 |
Posted: 11 Apr 2018 at 9:57am |
Good question. Let's see what the experts have to say.
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Subzilla
Senior Member Joined: 23 Jan 2017 Location: Concord, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 302 |
Posted: 11 Apr 2018 at 9:55am |
On a related note about battery cutoff switches, I installed one....will leaving it off while traveling damage anything? Not intending to but I might forget to turn it on for the on-the-road charge.
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Mark
Concord, NC 2017 RP 179 "Podzilla" 2011 Silverado 1500 4X4 |
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StephenH
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6289 |
Posted: 11 Apr 2018 at 9:14am |
I mounted mine in the battery box lid. It has worked well.
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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
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mcarter
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 07 Apr 2016 Location: Greenbrier, TN Online Status: Offline Posts: 3419 |
Posted: 11 Apr 2018 at 8:06am |
Lot of info on battery cutoff installs. Some have mounted internally in trailer, while others like me have installed outside next to or in battery box. I mounted a plastic electrical box next to my battery and the switch is the red key type that easily disconnects battery when necessary.
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Mike Carter
2015 178 " I had the right to remain silent, I just didn't have the ability." |
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babyboogerfamily
Newbie Joined: 05 Mar 2018 Location: VA Online Status: Offline Posts: 36 |
Posted: 10 Apr 2018 at 7:12pm |
Can you suggest a good way to install a cutoff switch?
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Outbound
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 19 Nov 2009 Location: Oshawa, Ontario Online Status: Offline Posts: 767 |
Posted: 10 Apr 2018 at 5:21pm |
Yes, two weeks 'with everything off' is about normal for battery life, 'cause not everything is off. Specifically: your propane detector is hard-wired in and will not turn off with a breaker - and it'll chew through battery amps fairly quickly.
You have to disconnect the battery when storing your trailer more than a few days (a week at most). You can either disconnect one terminal (negative is generally suggested, as if the positive terminal should happen to touch your metal trailer frame, it'll short), or you can install a battery cutoff switch. Finally: You should avoid discharging your trailer's battery more than 50%; after that, it'll start to shorten your battery's useful life (both in how much charge it'll hold and how many years it'll last you). Most importantly: a led-acid battery is only good for four full discharges: after that, you can't expect to get much out of it at all.
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Craig :: 2009 RP171 towed by a 2017 F150
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Olddawgsrule
Senior Member Joined: 20 Sep 2017 Location: New Hampshire Online Status: Offline Posts: 1014 |
Posted: 10 Apr 2018 at 4:53pm |
SH is giving good advise on this. Listen to what he said.
Is it normal, no, but don't 'really' know what was truly running. So, maybe for what was running. I will also add a dis-connect, but do understand it is not a 'fix-all' answer. Your battery needs to be used. The chemical reaction that occurs insists upon you draining and replacing amperage. Those that use the dis-connect understand this and still have a charging system in place for any 'long' durations. This would be the same if you dis-connect your battery by removing the terminal connection. Realize your battery does need to be used. I setup a simple low wattage solar for my Nephew's sailboat. It allows him to leave it for the week after weekend use and re-charges the battery. It's not the best answer (dis-charge greater than re-charge) but works pretty well and hasn't replace for 3 seasons (used to very season). What I'm saying here is it needs to be used. Tell us more and we'll help as we can. Only mistake we can make: Is not going camping! Hope this helps.
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