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    Posted: 07 Oct 2017 at 9:34pm
You don't need 30A for storage and keeping the battery charged.  Mine stays hooked up to a 15 or 20a circuit, probably 20.  I can run the air and certainly keep the battery topped off.  I don't run the air much at all, but I have.  It wouldn't work to run the air, the microwave and/or the water heater on electric, but it works really well if you aren't trying to do that.

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Lots of good ideas. I'll have to see what I can manage. I'm hoping my son will set up the side of his house with a 30amp outlet, then I will keep my trailer there and can easily charge or put it in his garage and charge.
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When you are putting the battery back in, hook the Neg terminal last , so if you bump the frame with the wrench you won't spark there.
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We have taken both ours out since we purchased it in March 2011 for the winter months.  They go on the cement floor in our unheated garage.  Just yesterday I started the "winter charge" whereby I use a 2 amp trickle charge until it is fully charged.  Usually takes a day to day and a half for each battery.  They then sit there all winter long on the concrete till early April when I repeat the drill.  They are almost 7 years old now and get used a lot since we normally camp at national parks or other campgrounds where no electricity is available.
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Well, that's the rub. It's in storage.
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If it is your Rpod battery you are talking about, all you have to do is plug the pod into electrical power and it automatically charges the battery or batteries.   
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Do be careful with the wrench. Do not get it in between the two terminals on top of the battery; it can produce very unpleasant results if that happens..Cry
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Thanks! I'll be brave!
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That's all there is to it.  Don't be alarmed if the first terminal you disconnect sparks a little bit.  Also, you won't electrocute yourself. 
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Never removed or charged a battery so hesitant.  Do I just use a wrench to remove negative then positive connections?  Thanks. 
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