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10-28-2018, 05:06 AM #11
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10-28-2018, 05:15 AM #12
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10-28-2018, 06:14 AM #13
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Very unlikely you will get them to replace the battery if it passed a load test. I would not like this either but they will run on the battery passing even though longevity of the battery may have been reduced slightly. I would be more concerned with the condition of the water pump.
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10-28-2018, 09:19 AM #14
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With everything considered battery being depleted to a point of discharge that it will reduce battery life but still passing a load test would some type of compromise be in order. I could understand the dealer not wanting to pay for a new battery when yours is still testing good. On the other hand you have a battery that now has lost some of it's life. Maybe some type of reduction of your bill or some type of refund. Another way might be a credit in their store. That way you could get things for your camper and the dealer isn't taking as big of a hit.
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10-28-2018, 10:43 AM #15
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10-28-2018, 12:09 PM #16
Dealer killed battery. Need supporting documents
If y’all plan on doing any extended boondocking you would need to replace the factory battery anyway.
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11-06-2018, 02:11 PM #17
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Same thing happened here. I just picked up my trailer after a month to have some warranty work done. Both one year old original group 27's down to about 4.5 volts after they left the battery disconnect "on". Hope to see what the WFCO can do for them over the next several days. The manager is supposed to get with me to confer on this.
First noticed the problem when my landing gear wouldn't raise easily, and the outside panel red lite went into blink mode. The inside panel was able to override and get the landing gear up in manual mode very slowly.
I guess I don't understand the system, but my cord was plugged into the truck with the truck running when I attempted to raise the landing gear.
At some point, doesn't the tow vehicle electrical system take over the trailer DC load to raise the gear? Or does the tow vehicle just augment the overall DC system's ability where all power requirements still go through the low voltage trailer batteries?
thanks in advance for the insight!
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11-06-2018, 04:15 PM #18
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You should test the plug receptacle in the truck for I believe the center post should be hot if it is hooked up from the factory. I have heard some that was not hooked up from the factory.
If you have a hot there then check inside the RV for it to come into the battery. Not sure how a solitude is wired my reflection has a row of small automatic breakers for battery power.
Not sure if mine is right either but will check(if I remember).
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11-06-2018, 04:36 PM #19
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Even though u hooked up to the truck. Believe u still need a charged battery as everything runs off the coach battery power. It would take a while for the truck to charge the coach battery
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11-07-2018, 01:38 PM #20
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RobM: A number of things here. The truck has limited (I would guess 20~30 amps but do not know for sure) capacity to the trailer through the RV connector. Also, the trailer battery is always in the circuit if the battery disconnect switch is on. The two together means if the battery is deeply discharged, like yours was, it can take the truck a long time (multiple hours) to charge the battery up to the point the 12v systems will work. It is possible that the truck will see the dead/low battery as a short and turn off the charging system to the trailer (sometimes the electronics in the truck are too smart for our own good). Also, some trucks (like my 2017 Ford) you have to hook you the trailer AND step on the brake before it will start changing the trailer.
One thing that comes to mind is "can you just turn off the battery disconnect and run the landing gear off the truck". That would depend on how the truck is wired into the trailer (battery disconnect may or may not disconnect the truck from the trailer - I do not know). However, the landing gear on my Solitude draws around 50 amps under load and spikes up higher. If (and this is a big if) the truck is limited to 20~30 amps, then no the truck does not supply enough power to run the landing gear. by itself.
In am emergency, I would jumper the truck directly to the trailer battery with jumper cable just like you would do to start another car with a dead battery. This puts a huge load on the truck electrical system and and it very hard on the trailer battery (you will initially be charging it a a very high rate of charge current). That is why I say in an emergency, but it can get you going. Keep an eye on the trailer battery temperature (and watch out for boiling the acid) and on the temperature of the jumper cable. I would try that for a few (5?) minutes and then disconnect and check the battery voltage. If using jumpers directly from the truck. If this gets the trailer battery voltage up to around 11.5v or higher, (with the cables disconnected) I would keep charging it for another 10~15 mins. That should be enough charge with the truck hooked up and running to get the slides in and hooded up. If the battery voltage is still well below 11.5v after 5 min, the battery is probably to far gone to recover and it will just be a drain on the system. You will have to replace the battery at that point.
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