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    Posted: 23 Mar 2019 at 2:38pm
If you hook up your bargman connector, your power jack should work even if you have no battery at all. Try hooking up and if it doesnt work, the problem is the jack.
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I checked the fuse first thing as it has “blown” before when using the jack. I had the Pod on shore power (120v) all winter.
I put the batteries on a charger and they are reading okay. Still no response from the jack.
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There is an inline fuse on the power wire for the jack, check that.
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Originally posted by E&JOlson

Over the winter, my battery boxes (two 6 volt batteries in series) filled with rainwater. Now I can't get my power jack to operate. After recharging the batteries, other 12 volt accessories (bathroom fan) are operating. Any suggestions for getting the power jack working again?

Check the cable connections on both ends.  Take them off, clean them with a file or wire brush, etc., and try again.

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E&JOlson, The battery boxes filling with water won't hurt anything unless the battery tops were flooded. If your batteries weren't left discharged for a long period they ought to be fine. If you leave the batteries on shore power for awhile and they show full charge and the jack still won't work then I'd suspect the jack is the problem not the battery. 

Raven728, sometimes tow vehicle charging can be pretty limited. Be sure your electrical loads are all off especially your fridge, and try charging your battery on shore power for a day or so to see if you can get it to indicate full charge,  If not then it is probably toast. 
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If I am leaving the pod sit for more than 1 week I disconnect the battery (s) otherwise phantom draws will continually drain them, even more so during the colder winter months.  Get a hydrometer and see what your specific gravity reads.  Fully charged and you should read 1.275.  If you read 1.225 or below you are discharged and need to charge.  Best way is to trickle charge with 2 amp charger or something close to that range.
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I’m curious what others have ran into. I had my 2018 180 stores for a month and the battery was dead. The power jack would t work. Thank god for the manual option. Even now after driving for almost 3 hours the battery reads 1/3.   Seems odd.
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Over the winter, my battery boxes (two 6 volt batteries in series) filled with rainwater. Now I can't get my power jack to operate. After recharging the batteries, other 12 volt accessories (bathroom fan) are operating. Any suggestions for getting the power jack working again?
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