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bc matell
Groupie Joined: 17 Jul 2012 Location: Canada Online Status: Offline Posts: 82 |
Topic: Trickle Charger Posted: 08 Jan 2013 at 5:15pm |
We store the battery in the garage and hook it up to a trickler charger,works fine. Oh it's called battery tender,cheap to buy under $20.00
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TV 2012 Toyota Tacoma 6 cyl
Misha the Lab Loving life and living it! |
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Holtz
Newbie Joined: 21 Dec 2012 Location: South Florida Online Status: Offline Posts: 4 |
Posted: 23 Dec 2012 at 8:42am |
I'm using a solar trickle charger 12 inch X 12 in. Let Mother Nature do the work.
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bc matell
Groupie Joined: 17 Jul 2012 Location: Canada Online Status: Offline Posts: 82 |
Posted: 08 Dec 2012 at 5:55pm |
We got a tender battery charger. No problem with it getting hot
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TV 2012 Toyota Tacoma 6 cyl
Misha the Lab Loving life and living it! |
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techntrek
Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9062 |
Posted: 30 Nov 2012 at 11:24pm |
The built-in charger in the pod is a smart charger, so if you can keep the pod itself plugged in I wouldn't use a battery tender instead. Unless you want to save a little energy since the tender likely uses less energy than keeping the pod plugged in.
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Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual
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dsmiths
Senior Member Joined: 10 Oct 2011 Location: Southern Ind Online Status: Offline Posts: 866 |
Posted: 29 Nov 2012 at 8:01pm |
I am lucky enough to have enough room next to my barn 24/30 man cave that I just winerize the pod, cover it with the Forest River factory pod cover and leave it plugged in. The Pods internal charger keeps the battery up nicely. Sometimes during the winter if Donna is watching "crap" on t.v. I go to the pod, flip on the 1500 watt electric heater, turn on the t.v. pop some corn in the microwave and watch antique roadshow in the Pod,
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Dane and Donna Smith
2011 RP-172 2008 Chevrolet Trailblazer 4X4 lift kit prodigy wireless brake controller |
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Bill-GA
Senior Member Joined: 13 Jan 2012 Location: Cumming, GA Online Status: Offline Posts: 214 |
Posted: 29 Nov 2012 at 7:33pm |
I'm new to "battery charging and maintenance" over the winter. Previously I just plugged the Pod 120V into my house. I haven't received my new Battery Minder yet, but I would guess it is a "smart charger" and is better than just keeping my battery charged in the Pod. It has a "desulfanator" feature (?), so I'm guessing it somehow does what it needs to do ... And is good at doing it.
Are there any experienced folks out there that are experience with smart chargers? Desulfanators?
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Bill & Bev
13 yr old dachshund 'Elsa' 2010 RP-176T (tent & slide-out) 2011 Toyota Tundra 2WD TV |
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P&M
Senior Member Joined: 13 Aug 2012 Location: Spokane, WA Online Status: Offline Posts: 454 |
Posted: 29 Nov 2012 at 3:11pm |
I pulled the battery so that I could store it in the garage, make some mods to the case, and keep others from trying to steal it since I have the Pod in a Public Storage lot. The charger on Northern Tool looks pretty good and was along the lines I was hoping to pay ... thanks!
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P & M ... and Comet too!
2012 171 -- The Monkey Pod 2018 Ram 2500 |
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this_is_nascar
Senior Member Joined: 24 Jan 2010 Location: NJ Online Status: Offline Posts: 466 |
Posted: 29 Nov 2012 at 9:45am |
Exactly why I've chosen and am fortuneate enough, to run a long extension cord over to both campers to keep them plugged in a winter long. The 1st year I had them, I tried the "charging on occasion over the winter", but it proved to be too much of a hassle for me. Leaving them plugged in all winter allows me to forget about them. I understand that not everyone is able to do that.
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"Ray & Connie"
- 2017 R-Pod RP-180 - 2007 Toyota Tacoma TRD-Off Road |
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TIDALWAVE
Senior Member Joined: 21 Nov 2009 Location: MINNESOTA Online Status: Offline Posts: 315 |
Posted: 28 Nov 2012 at 10:43am |
Remember that if you store your Pod in a cold environment and the battery discharges...the battery can freeze up and crack open. It is very important to keep the charge up.
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Bill-GA
Senior Member Joined: 13 Jan 2012 Location: Cumming, GA Online Status: Offline Posts: 214 |
Posted: 27 Nov 2012 at 10:28pm |
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Bill & Bev
13 yr old dachshund 'Elsa' 2010 RP-176T (tent & slide-out) 2011 Toyota Tundra 2WD TV |
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