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08-13-2022, 02:50 PM #31
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08-13-2022, 02:54 PM #32
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I would strongly suggest that you absolutely eliminate the battery as a problem...and if you only have one, install a second one in parallel. It really sounds like you have a bad battery.
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08-13-2022, 02:59 PM #33
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There are definitely still issues. It's a matter of isolating them. However when we get to a campground, at least the fridge hasn't lost power. So the fuse that is in the truck, replaced, that powers the cord that powers the battery (that powers the inverter?) seems to be resolved. So at our next stop yesterday, the fridge was fine. I didn't connect to shore power but lowered the landing gear without it...no trouble. Then I tried to use the autolevel and it first gave a low voltage message but then gave a "component error" message. I had checked the fridge about 5 mins prior (maybe 10) but then when checked fridge, the temp was up about 5 degrees.
I just wanted to give y'all an update. We get home in about 5 days. I've figured out all of the workarounds at that point and hopefully when at home I can troubleshoot this in more depth.
Thanks again to all who responded and helped. I truly appreciate it.
SueSusan (and Alan, Oliver, and Shiloh).
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08-13-2022, 02:59 PM #34
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Hi Sue,
I have a 380-FLR and before my solar was installed our refrigerator would drain the battery enough to where it would be up to mid-high 40s on 5-6+ hour travel days in the heat for what it's worth. I tow with a Chevy as well.
How does that 2500 tow the 380?
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08-13-2022, 03:09 PM #35
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Great little tool to check the voltage in the batteries without having to use a multimeter...
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
You just check it on your smart phone. Works great. Don't have to take the battery cover(s) off or anything. I have dual batteries in parallel but I only have one of these. The battery "idiot lights" in the trailer are worthless. By the time they show a problem, it's too late.Last edited by hartcentr; 08-13-2022 at 03:13 PM.
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08-13-2022, 03:21 PM #36
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08-13-2022, 03:31 PM #37
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08-13-2022, 03:40 PM #38
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Hi Brian,
So to be perfectly transparent, based on the information that most people provide here, we probably should have a dually....but we don't. And we think it tows very well. We love our truck and we love our RV and we think they are a good match. We've been over the Teton Pass with no issues and cross-country trips with no issues. However I'm sure the purists would not feel we had a good match and I like to listen to them, it just didn't work out that way. I'm also partial to Chevy because it was the one brand my Dad thought was the best. It's meaningless really. My Dad didn't know a lot about cars but you know sometimes you grow up with stuff that you can't let go of. :-)
Interesting that you've had issues with the temp of the fridge. We also wonder if it was the odd heat wave that contributed to all this angst. We were in Denver and the temps were up in the 90s....but since leaving (now in Ohio) the temps are much lower and we're not having the issues. but we did have the dead cell going ot one of the electrical points (battery) so it was also an issue.
We thought about solar. We aren't full timing and weren't sure if it was economical for us but we like the green initiative as well.
Which Chevy do you have?
There are so many variables.
Thank you,
SueSusan (and Alan, Oliver, and Shiloh).
2020 Solitude 380 FL-R
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08-13-2022, 04:24 PM #39
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