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    Posted: 25 Jun 2018 at 4:43pm
Bum, All good but unreliable. Need an added gauge or a DVM.
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I agree with ronahue. The 4th LED, labeled "C", is the one that tells you the battery is charging. When not connected to the TV or shore power, the highest it should go is 3 LEDs.

You may also be misreading the indicators; the battery indicator has a different definition for the LEDs than the tank level indicators do. The battery is either L (low), F (fair), G (good), or C (charging).
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Posts: 316 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25 Jun 2018 at 3:18pm
Just a couple of notes:
The hot HWH only use 12 volt for control only it is unlikely that is enough to kill your battery.
To be sure your TV is charging your battery the battery gauge must show 4 lights when you push the button if the TV is hooked up and running. The 4 lights does not tell that the battery is charged it simply tells you that the system voltage is high enough to charge the battery. I have a gut feeling that your TV is not charging the battery but I have been wrong before. Good Luck. 
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Posts: 3419 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25 Jun 2018 at 2:56pm
+1 to meter, I can see here I am at across all 3 stages of charge and discharge.
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Amazon has this amazing book - 12 volt bible for boats.  Also applies to RV's.  You will be enlightened about 12v electricity.  I installed a digital voltmeter on the wall by the factory one.  At the touch of a button, I know fairly precisely where the battery is in its discharge cycle.
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Good idea. That flame symbol is powered by 12V.
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No, I'm not sure what is running on 12V. The flame symbol was lit up on the fridge. It looks like my next step is to get a digital voltmeter and learn how and where to use it.

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OK, good news. So next issue is to figure out what is draining battery so quickly in your estimation. Any and all 12V uses to include fridge on gas (control board) could be culprit. The alarm is not the issue, it's reacting to low 12V.
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Sounds like something is running on 12v that shouldn't be.Are you sure the HWH and refridge  are not on 12v?  Do you have a digital voltmeter?
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Yes, the TV does charge the battery, at least when we're on the highway. After leaving the campground, we stopped after about 90 minutes into a 3-hour drive and the control panel showed the battery level at 2/3.
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