Lwiddis
Southern California :(
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No, I don’t. Concerned about surges and low voltage. Prior to buying Lithium battery I used a 30 watt solar panel to keep my Trojans charged when the TT was out of action. Now the discharge is so low, I am unconcerned.
Winnebago 2101DS TT & 2022 Chevy Silverado 1500 LTZ Z71, WindyNation 300 watt solar-Lossigy 200 AH Lithium battery. Prefer boondocking, USFS, COE, BLM, NPS, TVA, state camps. Bicyclist. 14 yr. Army -11B40 then 11A - (MOS 1542 & 1560) IOBC & IOAC grad
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time2roll
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Bfrnk wrote:Do you keep your rv plug into landline when at home and not on the road? No plug at the storage lot. Plenty of solar power.
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Bobbo
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Skibane wrote:Bobbo wrote:Plugged in. BUT, I replaced the OEM converter/charger with one that will take care of the batteries rather than boil them dry.
Simple Test: Measure your house battery voltage with the converter/charger turned on, after it has been running for a few days.
If you measure something in the 13.2 - 13.8 volt DC range, your converter is doing a decent job of maintaining the batteries. If the voltage is much higher than that, you're probably going to need to add water frequently.
My Progressive Dynamics converter/charger drops to 13.2v.
Even at 13.8v I think you need to monitor the water level at least monthly.
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Bfrnk
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I do mean shore power not landline. New to rving and I’m not used to rv language enough.
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Mike134
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no reason to have it plugged in. plus it's 80' from the house
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StirCrazy
Kamloops, BC, Canada
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min is pluged in when ever its not in use. check water every 3 months, if you have the factory converter check it every month.
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Veebyes
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Nope. November to April completely disconnected. No trickle charge. Nuthin. One of the pros of an AGM battery bank. No maintenance & very low self discharge.
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akkeosflomdis
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Presume you mean electrical plug in, aka shore power as it's sometimes called. Depends. But yes more often than not, it's plugged in.
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olfarmer
Iowa
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I don't leave it plugged in but do use battery maintainers on it, 1 for coach and 1 for engine battery.
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Always plugged in. There is a progressive ems monitoring incoming power, the residential frig is set on 40 F and the batteries are monitored. I prefer to keep the frig on as residential models are made to run 24/7. At times during Thanksgiving we have the inside frig full, the frig in the garage full and have to use the one in the fiver. Plus I keep a small ceramic elec heater set at 32 for a safety net.
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