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    Posted: 05 Apr 2014 at 8:53am
The Pod is wired for that to happen, and if the vehicle is wired properly and appropriate fuses are in place it willl charge from your TV.
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Posts: 1219 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 05 Apr 2014 at 7:01am
   We keep our camper plugged in all the time their is no problem with the r-pods in doing so. As has been said you will need to drill holes in the bottom of the battery case to let water drain. I think I am right in saying all TV's with a 7 pin connector will charge your camper battery while TV engine is running.
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Battery Charging Question:
I tried a historical search and only saw one mention and want to clarify the answer - 

Will the TV charge the pod battery via the trailer connector? 
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Posts: 1446 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 04 Apr 2014 at 11:56pm
  I think most pods come with a single battery.  Two batteries makes for a nice mod, especially if you do a lot of boondocking.  There are several ways to hook up 2 batteries.  One of the first considerations is battery voltage.  Two six volt batteries would normally be hooked up in series and two 12v batteries would be hooked up in parallel.  I can't think why you would need to disconnect more than one negative cable, the one going to the chassis, in any case though.  If they are 12v batteries wired in parallel, you could disconnect the wrong negative cable, leaving one battery hooked up.

  I'm not the brightest bulb on the circuit though, so I'm probably missing something.

  As for the boxes filling with water, a 1/4 in hole in the bottom does wonders for avoiding that.

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Posts: 23 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 04 Apr 2014 at 10:37pm
Well I learned a couple things today. First, I'll have to disconnect more than the one negative battery cable I did to cut the power. Didn't really think that if the other battery is still hooked up I still have power. I discovered this by just happening to go in the rig after work today and seeing the radio backlight still on. That brings me to the second thing I learned today. I'm sure you've all heard we're in a drought here in California. Well it rained like heck last week and evidently the water runs right off the body of the trailer on to the batteries. Both boxes were completely full of water when I hooked the cable back up to charge the batteries. Anybody else have to deal with this? I guess I'll keep boxes vent holes covered in the winter. Also, do any of you use one of those disconnects for your batteries, or is it okay to just plug it in every couple of weeks? Thanks....Bill   
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