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Leo B
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Topic: slideout power requirements Posted: 03 May 2017 at 11:46am |
We also throw our battery on a trickle charger if we have more than a week between trips. Also keep the battery on the trickle charger over the winter.
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Leo & Melissa Bachand
2017 Ford F150
2021 Vista Cruiser 19 csk
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2015 Rpod 179
2010 Rpod 171
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Don&Amy
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Posted: 03 May 2017 at 11:21am |
Originally posted by PhysicHill
Don&Amy, Great to meet you!!
Everyone else, Thanks for all the great advice. We purchased another battery yesterday and the slideout is working beautifully on 12V. Because the R-Pod is new and the dealer supplied us with a "new, fully charged" marine battery when we picked it up 2 weeks ago, we were second-guessing everything. Turns out that they gave us a dud--we'll get them to replace it! |
Glad it was only a dud battery. Maybe I'll see you tugging the Pod around town!
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furpod
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Posted: 03 May 2017 at 11:09am |
Glad it's worked out..as a side note, the Pod has a couple parasitic draws in it that pull power constantly. If you cannot park/store were the pod can be left plugged in, add a manual disconnect switch, or remove one of the battery clamps if the pod is going to sit longer then a week.
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PhysicHill
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Posted: 03 May 2017 at 10:42am |
Don&Amy, Great to meet you!!
Everyone else, Thanks for all the great advice. We purchased another battery yesterday and the slideout is working beautifully on 12V. Because the R-Pod is new and the dealer supplied us with a "new, fully charged" marine battery when we picked it up 2 weeks ago, we were second-guessing everything. Turns out that they gave us a dud--we'll get them to replace it!
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Gary and Laura
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Don&Amy
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Posted: 02 May 2017 at 7:07pm |
Gary and Laura Dooley Chesterfield VA [/QUOTE]
Right down the road from us! We are in Powhatan. We will be taking delivery of our 178 in two weeks.
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TheBum
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Posted: 02 May 2017 at 5:58pm |
+1 on the load test. If the battery has developed a high internal resistance, it won't be apparent until the battery starts pumping out amps.
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Leo B
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Posted: 02 May 2017 at 5:25pm |
Ditto! Depending, the batteries can go flat pretty quick.
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Leo & Melissa Bachand
2017 Ford F150
2021 Vista Cruiser 19 csk
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2015 Rpod 179
2010 Rpod 171
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ToolmanJohn
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Posted: 02 May 2017 at 4:59pm |
The slide motor will be 12 volt. So if it works plugged into shore power 120VAC, then the converter is providing the 12 volts needed. If It does NOT work when unplugged, then you have a battery/supply connection problem. The battery is not connected? A fuse blew or breaker tripped? Battery is in very poor state? Need to do a load test after 100% charging.
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2017 ATC 7X20 Custom Toy Hauler
2013 R-Pod 177 (SOLD)
2013 VW Touareg TDI
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PhysicHill
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Posted: 02 May 2017 at 4:53pm |
Thanks, we will get the battery checked--it is showing a full charge but may not be healthy. Thanks for all the great advice.
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Gary and Laura
2016 183g
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furpod
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Posted: 02 May 2017 at 4:09pm |
check that the battery connections are tight, make sure the fuse isn't blown. read up on the scwintek system. it will give you trouble shooting codes on the controller.
1 question , and the answer matters and I am not trying to be rude.. How do you know your battery is fully charged and healthy?
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