I just removed my lead acid battery for winter storage; currently stored in heated basement (~60F) and plan to keep it there for the winter (4-5 months).
Question: what is best course of action to keep it maintained for the winter? Hooking up to battery charger once/month for a few hours OR...
Installed a new lithium battery in the Spring and have been very satisfied.
I was wondering how a lithium battery should be managed during the winter. My battery manual says it should be maintained at 50% SOC.
Should I remove it from the trailer tongue and store in my garage or just leave it...
I can’t get any electricity to the ignition. I have a 2013 Itasca ( Winnebago) Sunova 30A. It has two battery disconnect switches just inside the entrance door on the left. One for the house batteries and one for the chassis battery. That panel also has awning switches and compartment light...
This is a new 2025 Keystone 17R. It's our first trailer, after 50 years with a series of cabover campers. At 78 and 79, respectively, we just couldn't take crawling up into that low-headroom cabover bed any longer.
So, with the cheesy little Group 24 battery (550cca/140 reserve) that came in...
Last year I installed 400w solar, 2 100w lithium batteries and a 3000w inverter. Everything worked well during the summer months when the solar got plenty of sun and I supplemented with a couple of hours on the generator in the morning. Over 4 separate weeks we would be up to 100% battery when...
Hi, hopefully someone else has experienced this.
(controller=gp-pwm-30-ul, battery=Litime lifepo4 12v 230ah 200a bms, 600w solar, victron smart shunt)
If the battery voltage drops below 9 volts it will not power the controller, per gopower manual.
Lifeop4 battery bms need activation when it...
i am setting up for solar ...will this battery work? it has 81 ah 140 rc 690 mca
recommendations...befor ei get to invested want to make sure i can charge this easily with a 200 watt panel 30 amp....
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I installed an additional 12v deep cycle battery (95Ah) in our Jayco Eagle 5th wheel. It now has three. I also installed a 500 amp Renogy battery monitor/shunt, and a battery cut-out switch.
When sitting, with the cut-out switch allowing current to flow, the battery bank drains in about...
I would like to have everything shut off in the trailer, except for an electric rodent deterant which is wired directly to the battery. Does the solar system charge the battery if I have the battery disconnect switch to 'Off'?
Storing our 2108DS for the winter this year parked next to house in Indiana. I'm wondering if I should take out the batteries and put them in the garage or if it's ok to just leave the trailer plugged in to 110V for the winter.
Any ideas appreciated.
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I have made some changes to my new EPro E20FBS Battery and Solar systems. As I dd not find a lot online and it was hard to chase down some wires I figured I would post up my work and findings here so that others may comment and or benefit from my sleuthing.
First off This is the...
I’ve read in various forums that it’s better to use a battery trickle charger than to keep the trailer plugged into the grid/house all the time. I’m wondering if the solar port on the driver’s side of my 2024 E19 trailer (see pic) can be used to plug in my trickle charger? I’m guessing not, but...
In the past I have stored my battery in our basement, hooked up to a battery maintainer. Last year I put in a 30 amp outlet next to where I park our camper. The camper is always plugged in there when were home. The battery stays charge as long as the camper is plugged in.
Is it OK to leave the...
looking for any tips on changing out the starting battery. It appears that the only way to do it is by "bench pressing" in up off the floor....no way is it coming out the grill.
Thanks!
I purchased a 2025 Forest River Salem Lite RV and I would like to add an additional battery. I have a solar unit on the roof and thinking for boondocking when not using the generator I should add another battery. Present battery is a Interstate one and adding another running parralel with each...
2000 Winnebago Adventurer 32v. Replaced two lead acid with fully charged 12v300ah lifepo4. Within seconds of turning on coach power, 30a breaker trips. Why?
Today AGS turned on the generator to charge the batteries, and while charging, it stopped every few minutes and then resumed. The generator turned off at 13.6v when it was set to 14.5v. I’ve never used AGS before, but when the generator turned off, AGS also disabled. Also yesterday, I turned on...
I have an AC-only refrigerator in my 2012 R-Pod 177. Currently, it is powered through a breaker position in my WFCO Ultra III Distribution Center (stock model WF-8955PEC) when I'm connected to shore power. I'd like to have the option to power it from battery via an inverter. What would be the...
Thinking of upgrading to a lithium battery in our 2024 Rockwood Row so we can boom dock more than one night if needed. All solar attachments are there just need to know what battery people recommend.
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I am new to the forum and have a 2006 Winnebago View with a class C chassis and Mercedes Benz diesel engine.
After returning home from the Olympic Peninsula here in WA I noticed that there was a smell of propane and my propane alarm started beeping along with its red light flashing. I...
On my last camper i rarely (2x in 5 years) used the battery. Installed a connector on it so most of the time was disconnected. When I did use it, was for the tongue jack. So on this one i use same battery and connector. Was thinking of adding a switch but based upon above really can’t justify...
It seems the battery disconnect on my Wildwood may only be preventing the batteries from charging from the tow vehicle. I have a solar panel and controller installed using the pre-wired wires from the factory. The solar panel is wired directly to the batteries.
The interior lights and DC only...
Will Prowse just (10/26/24) gave a positive review to the $155 WattCycle 100Ah LiFePO4 battery on his Youtube site. His review includes a teardown. He was impressed with its performance and construction, including both high and low temperature charging protection...
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Just purchased a 2024 Geo Pro G19FD and very excited to take it out on a few short trips not to far away.
One thing I'd like to do is replace the battery with a Lithium battery and mount it inside the pass-through storage.
Any tips you have on running the cables inside the pass-through and...