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So I'm going to remove my battery for the winter, but what do I do about the Inverter ? Do I just tape the wires up and forget it, or do I have to disconnect the inverter to keep from sending power to where the battery used to be?
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jimh406
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The inverter won't do anything once the capacitors discharge. If you are keeping it plugged in, leave the batteries in place.
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Leave the inverter alone.
Why are you removing the battery?
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Depends. Is the RV plugged in? What is the make and model of the inverter?
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If it's just an inverter then just let the wires hang. If it's an inverter / charger you need ti disconnect it from AC power.
If you have access to AC power you may as well leave the battery and let it float charge.
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I am removing because it's lithium and I don't have any way of heating it.
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Kinda confused on your question, but that's not unusual for me.. ![[emoticon]](https://forums.goodsamclub.com/sharedcontent/cfb/images/smile.gif "smile")
If you are plugged in and it's sending some charge to the battery (any style of battery), won't that keep it 'warm' or at least a steady 13+v, even on "float"?
If you not plugged in, then just remove the battery and there should be no power to the rig at all, correct?
Anyway, good luck with whatever you end up doing!
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You sure you don't mean converter?
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MitchF150 wrote:Kinda confused on your question, but that's not unusual for me..
If you are plugged in and it's sending some charge to the battery (any style of battery), won't that keep it 'warm' or at least a steady 13+v, even on "float"?
If you not plugged in, then just remove the battery and there should be no power to the rig at all, correct?
Anyway, good luck with whatever you end up doing!
Mitch
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If it’s a LFP, just disconnect it if you have any parasitic discharge and don’t worry about visiting it until spring. No need to float or trickle charge and sitting in cold temps won’t harm it.
Done deal.
You can remove it as well. But don’t try to float it or keep it “topped off.”
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