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kylekai
Senior Member Joined: 06 Aug 2014 Location: San Diego Online Status: Offline Posts: 139 |
Topic: Battery Disconnect Posted: 21 Oct 2014 at 7:32pm |
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Worked well for me!
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furpod
Moderator Group - pHp Joined: 25 Jul 2011 Location: Central KY Online Status: Offline Posts: 6128 |
Posted: 09 Oct 2014 at 3:27pm | |
No problem at all. Unless by "completely remove" you mean "set lid on truck hood"... There is enough cable to move the cover up and out of the way. Battery maintenance is pretty minimal, thanks to the pod having a pretty decent converter/charger from the factory. In four years I once added about a tablespoon of water to most of the cells. Our pod is pretty much plugged i all the time, unless towing or boondocking.
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Podster
Senior Member Joined: 16 Sep 2014 Location: San Antonio Online Status: Offline Posts: 1108 |
Posted: 09 Oct 2014 at 1:09pm | |
"We put ours in the top of the box.."
Very nice...clean mod. Does it hamper the inspection/service of the battery? How difficult is is now to completely removed the top of the battery case? |
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Cliff & Raelynn
Ranger 4.0/178 (1/2 ton 5,800lb tow capacity) |
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furpod
Moderator Group - pHp Joined: 25 Jul 2011 Location: Central KY Online Status: Offline Posts: 6128 |
Posted: 09 Oct 2014 at 9:38am | |
Yes. We also run 2 12vs in parallel.. We put ours in the top of the box.. I could have sworn I had a picture of the underneath.. will have to find it.. But the switch is just an in-line affair. Hook the cable from the trailer to one side, a cable from the battery to the other post. I have mine on the positive side, either works, both have advantages and disadvantages.. |
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Luv2Q
Senior Member Joined: 30 Aug 2014 Location: Central TX Online Status: Offline Posts: 309 |
Posted: 08 Oct 2014 at 10:06pm | |
Sorry .. Should have been more clear. They're 12 v wired in parallel. That qualifies as a single circuit, yes?
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John & Teri
Tundra 5.7L V8 / RP 180 E2 WDH / Integrated controller (POS) replaced by Tekonsha P3 |
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furpod
Moderator Group - pHp Joined: 25 Jul 2011 Location: Central KY Online Status: Offline Posts: 6128 |
Posted: 08 Oct 2014 at 3:07pm | |
depends on how you have them wired, if the are currently wired as a single circuit, a regular single cut off will work. The 2 battery disconnects are for people who are, or want to, use the batteries singly, as two separate circuits, selectable. The idea on that is you can't run BOTH batteries dead at the same time, without trying..lol
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Luv2Q
Senior Member Joined: 30 Aug 2014 Location: Central TX Online Status: Offline Posts: 309 |
Posted: 08 Oct 2014 at 1:18pm | |
For two batteries, do I need a 2-battery disconnect? (Saw one advertised at Camping World.)
Seems to me that a single disconnect should suffice. I.e., I'm putting a break in the circuit so no matter how many batteries there are, the circuit is broken. Ergo, they're disconnected. Am I thinking right on this? Will appreciate your suggestions, comments.
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John & Teri
Tundra 5.7L V8 / RP 180 E2 WDH / Integrated controller (POS) replaced by Tekonsha P3 |
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Sleepless
Senior Member Joined: 07 Jun 2013 Location: Titusville, FL Online Status: Offline Posts: 556 |
Posted: 16 May 2014 at 10:52pm | |
I disconnect the negative terminal only because I have an addition cable for the electric tongue jack connected to the positive terminal.
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2014 R-Pod 178 (OUR POD)
2009 Chevrolet Avalanche |
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David and Danette
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 24 Nov 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1215 |
Posted: 16 May 2014 at 8:17pm | |
I just installed a battery cut off switch and searching the internet on the subject I chose the negative terminal. One of the main reasons because I read that Forest River trailers with factory installed switches, they were connected to the negative terminal. I would think they would be correct for what reason they chose the negative terminal is unknown to me. But I did read that some would say negative and some would say positive.
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2018 Vista Cruiser 19BFD (2018-
2012 Vibe 6503 (2014-2019) 2009 r-pod 171 (2009-2014) Middle Tn 2014 Ram 1500 Quad cab |
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techntrek
Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9059 |
Posted: 16 May 2014 at 8:05am | |
Markus, the microwave clock (and the clock on the tv if it is an AC model) will always be reset when you unplug the pod. The pod's battery doesn't run them. The only other potential gotcha is if you leave your pod unplugged most of the time, you still must charge the battery at least once a month to prevent damage. This means plugging it back in overnight - but if you forget to also reconnect the battery then it will all be for nothing.
To be clearer about putting the disconnect on the positive or negative - disconnects, fuses and breakers are ALWAYS on the positive connection for negative-grounded systems. Almost all cars and campers are today, only very old cars used positive-grounded systems.
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Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual
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