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AndR
Newbie Joined: 09 May 2014 Location: Idaho Online Status: Offline Posts: 28 |
Topic: New 182G owner Posted: 09 May 2014 at 9:58pm |
Hello R-pod Owners!
My wife and I just purchased a 2012 182G. The previous owner says the batteries do not charge while the trailer is being towed. My mechanic says that the batteries should charge. I am towing with a 2001 Chevy Tahoe. Does anyone have a definitive answer? My next move will be to test the batteries and see if they are charging while hooked to the Tahoe. Thanks. |
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Thanks and Happy Camping!
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kymooses
Senior Member Joined: 01 Aug 2010 Location: Louisville, Ky Online Status: Offline Posts: 1807 |
Posted: 10 May 2014 at 8:30am |
They will charge if your tow vehicle is set up properly to do so. Some require a fuse be added or some other modification. Some are right as rain from the get go. And congrats on the "g" model, they are the best Pods out there!
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Leo B
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 13 Jan 2012 Location: Lyndonville, VT Online Status: Offline Posts: 4508 |
Posted: 10 May 2014 at 9:35am |
Welcome to the group!! Your battery show charge as you drive if everything is wired right
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Leo & Melissa Bachand
2017 Ford F150 2021 Vista Cruiser 19 csk Previously owned 2015 Rpod 179 2010 Rpod 171 |
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Budward
Senior Member Joined: 21 Apr 2014 Location: SC/NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 438 |
Posted: 11 May 2014 at 9:17am |
As said if everything is wired right it should work-
Keep in mind though charging while driving is a slow charge as most harness wiring, in the vehicle, in the pigtail and in the camper is sized too small to charge as fast as your built in convertor/charger. A completely dead battery of the typical 105AH size can take 12 hours of driving to fully bring back up! Check your socket on the back of the tow vehicle to see if you have +12 and GND when running..looking into the car end socket check between the tabs at 1 o'clock and 7 o'clock. 7 o'clock being 12VDC and 1 o'clock being GND. If you have +12 then the fault is in the trailer, if you don't it is in the tow vehicle. |
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2014 179
Towed by a 2015 Ford Transit Diesel Supervised by a German/Aussie mix and a Labradoodle! |
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techntrek
Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9059 |
Posted: 11 May 2014 at 6:46pm |
All correct. I would make sure the +12 line running to the Bargeman is at least 12 gauge, even better 10 gauge wiring. To help I usually only run my fridge on LPG on the road since the DC mode uses a decent amount of power, about 10 amps, by itself.
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Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual
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Budward
Senior Member Joined: 21 Apr 2014 Location: SC/NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 438 |
Posted: 11 May 2014 at 6:54pm |
Ya know I've never had satisfactory results (enough cooling in warm weather) in any RV fridge I've tried to run on 12v!
I struggled with the one in my Aliner blowing out on LP until I rigged up a reignitor..and oddly- looking at the specs the 12V heater was quite a bit lower wattage than the 110AC heater- which explains why it doesn't cool as well on 12V I have read of people running an invertor in the tow vehicle to operate the fridge on AC while towing..of course that requires adding another connector interface to both the trailer and the tow vehicle. |
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2014 179
Towed by a 2015 Ford Transit Diesel Supervised by a German/Aussie mix and a Labradoodle! |
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Leo B
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 13 Jan 2012 Location: Lyndonville, VT Online Status: Offline Posts: 4508 |
Posted: 11 May 2014 at 7:01pm |
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Leo & Melissa Bachand
2017 Ford F150 2021 Vista Cruiser 19 csk Previously owned 2015 Rpod 179 2010 Rpod 171 |
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