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hogone
Senior Member Joined: 09 Apr 2013 Location: St. Louis Online Status: Offline Posts: 1049 |
Topic: BATTERIES Posted: 15 Apr 2018 at 6:29am |
good morning all. bought 2 6volt batteries yesterday, excited to get them hooked up. just to confirm, in series right? (pods + to one of the batteries +; pods - to the other battery -; then open + to open -......correct?). one final goofy question as my batteries have never been disconnected. will electric work if the batteries are not hooked up? I know, hog one should know this!!!!! hogone
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Jon & Pam
2013 RP177 2010 F150 2017 HD Streetglide 2009 HD Lowrider CHEESEHEAD |
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mjlrpod
Senior Member Joined: 27 Sep 2016 Location: Massachusetts Online Status: Offline Posts: 1215 |
Posted: 15 Apr 2018 at 6:38am |
ummmm, "electric" won't work even if batteries ARE hooked up. I'm sure you know that, but i'm not sure what your'e asking. If I remove my battery (winter storage) and want power, I back the T.V. and hook up bargman, for DC or, I hook up to shore power for AC
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2017.5 Rp-172
2020 R-pod 195 2015 Frontier sv 4.0L 6cyl I'll be rpodding |
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Olddawgsrule
Senior Member Joined: 20 Sep 2017 Location: New Hampshire Online Status: Offline Posts: 1014 |
Posted: 15 Apr 2018 at 7:09am |
Correct on the 'series'.
Curious what you did for a box. My 182g is too tight for the one I bought and need to modify a bit.. Base box fits nicely, it's the cover that 'wings' out too far.
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hogone
Senior Member Joined: 09 Apr 2013 Location: St. Louis Online Status: Offline Posts: 1049 |
Posted: 15 Apr 2018 at 7:20am |
i bought 2 6 volt boxes from amazon, i hope they fit!!!!! there just taller i hope!!!! my question about electric is that my new batteries are not hooked up. if i plug in, will my outlets work in pod? hogone
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Jon & Pam
2013 RP177 2010 F150 2017 HD Streetglide 2009 HD Lowrider CHEESEHEAD |
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mcarter
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 07 Apr 2016 Location: Greenbrier, TN Online Status: Offline Posts: 3419 |
Posted: 15 Apr 2018 at 7:24am |
I am curious on what you're asking too. If you don't have batteries and you don't have shore power, you have no electricity. If you disconnect battery(s) and have shore power, you have electricity. Disconnecting the battery with shore power effectively removes the charge circuit from the converter.
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Mike Carter
2015 178 " I had the right to remain silent, I just didn't have the ability." |
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mcarter
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 07 Apr 2016 Location: Greenbrier, TN Online Status: Offline Posts: 3419 |
Posted: 15 Apr 2018 at 7:25am |
Yes. The outlets are 120.
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Mike Carter
2015 178 " I had the right to remain silent, I just didn't have the ability." |
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hogone
Senior Member Joined: 09 Apr 2013 Location: St. Louis Online Status: Offline Posts: 1049 |
Posted: 15 Apr 2018 at 7:44am |
sorry i was confusing. still depressed about the blues. im not plugged in but yes have access to 120. just thought i read somewhere awhile back that shore power didn't work unless batteries were hooked up as well. sorry guys, just ignore this post. hogone
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Jon & Pam
2013 RP177 2010 F150 2017 HD Streetglide 2009 HD Lowrider CHEESEHEAD |
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CharlieM
Senior Member Joined: 23 Nov 2012 Location: N. Colorado Online Status: Offline Posts: 1797 |
Posted: 15 Apr 2018 at 8:09am |
True the 12V DC appliances will work without the battery when plugged in to shore power. However, the battery acts as a filter to clean up the dirty DC power from the converter. Lights and fans don't care but sensitive electronics do. Be careful with computers and similar devices.
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Charlie
Northern Colorado OLD: 2013 RP-172, 2010 Honda Pilot 3.5L 4WD PRESENT: 2014 Camplite 21RBS, 2013 Supercharged Tacoma 4L V6 4WD |
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Wood River Pod
Senior Member Joined: 30 Sep 2016 Location: Wood River, ID Online Status: Offline Posts: 153 |
Posted: 15 Apr 2018 at 9:50am |
Here is the battery box I have for my dual 6-volts. Fits in the battery tray on the front of my 179. I installed a battery cut off switch right on the top lid.
Thanks https://allbatterysalesandservice.com/century-plastics-heavy-duty-battery-box-holds-2-6-volt-golf-cart-batteries-gce-g |
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Keith-N-Dar
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 03 Apr 2011 Location: Mayville, WI Online Status: Offline Posts: 1447 |
Posted: 15 Apr 2018 at 10:00am |
If you do plug in your pod without batteries make sure that you insulate the positive lead where it connects to the battery. you don't want to short out the converter.
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Keith-N-Dar
Boris & Betty (Boston Terriers) 2011 R-Pod 177 2010 Ford F-150 |
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