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12-01-2021, 10:45 AM #11
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On my battery disconnect switch the autolevel system still has power too, but it's "on demand" power so no use, no draw.
Howard and Peggy
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12-01-2021, 11:17 AM #12
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12-01-2021, 11:34 AM #13
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12-01-2021, 12:22 PM #14
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I have had a "discussion" with a couple people who feel the partial battery disconnect is the way it's supposed to work. A complete battery disconnect is wired incorrectly in their opinion.
Howard and Peggy
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12-01-2021, 02:03 PM #15
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While it might be the way GD designed it and the way they want it to work... but it's certainly not the way I would want my BDS to work if I were storing my RV somewhere without power hookups. Can you shed some light on why these people feel this way? And what qualifications do they carry... elec engineering, safety, etc ..?
I'm always open to listen and learn.Bill & Colleen ~ Schwenksville, Pa
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12-01-2021, 02:11 PM #16
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I can understand and appreciate the argument but honestly, the only thing that absolutely needs to stay connected is the emergency break. Everything else is just parasitic draw that has no purpose staying powered on. It is CRITICAL that the emergency break always has power FULL STOP.
Once every wire is identified, it’s fairly straightforward to make that disconnect a complete disconnect(excluding the brakes). But, I completely understand why the manufacturers wire things the way they do. I personally don’t like it so I changed it to suit my needs.
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12-01-2021, 02:59 PM #17
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They are relying on how they have interpreted the manual from Grand Design. The manual says that "necessary" devices will still be energized when the battery disconnect is switched to the OFF position. They believe the "necessary" devices include the propane detector, CO detector, emergency brake circuit, the autolevel system, and perhaps other things I'm not familiar with. Not sure of actual qualifications. We disagreed because I felt the "Battery Disconnect" switch should disconnect the battery. At least from all parasitic draws. Mine does that and it has been denounced as defective by the aforementioned individuals.
Howard and Peggy
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12-01-2021, 04:37 PM #18
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My trailer is in my back yard in storage for the winter with the batt switch off. I do turn the switch on, drop the stabilizer legs, put the slides out & sit in it wishing it & myself were somewhere else on occasion. If in storage, the propane & CO detector are no good to anybody, when on, if no one is around to hear them, so mine are off with the switch.
What's that saying-if a tree falls in the woods & nobody is around to hear it...Paul, Sue & Wonder Dog Zane
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12-01-2021, 05:10 PM #19
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Actually the new iteration of that saying is "If a man is wrong in the forest and there's no woman around, is he still wrong?"
Last edited by Hoopy Frood; 12-01-2021 at 09:50 PM.
Howard and Peggy
2019 Momentum 351M, and 2018 RAM Cummins dually 6-speed.
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12-01-2021, 06:02 PM #20
Hoopy, that is NOT what I said.
I actually said that I agreed that a battery disconnect should completely disconnect, and I even installed such a switch on mine.....I just said that according to the Grand Design manual (Page 94 for your Momentum) that they do no not wire them like that....The manual states that ALL safety items will remain operational...... I surmised that it was likely for liability reasons.....You said I was wrong.
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