Originally posted by MWFlyboy
My wife and I purchased a 180 last year. We’ve noticed an issue with our battery charging and I’m not sure why this is occurring.
When the trailer is parked at our storage facility we have it plugged into a standard 110V volt household outlet to keep the battery charged. Whenever we start a trip the battery indicator shows “Good.” We tow to our campsite running the fridge off battery, then connect to 30 AMP shore power. We are usually connected to shore power for two to three days. When we break down camp and disconnect the shore power the battery indicator always shows “Low.”
My question is, why would the battery successfully charge at the storage facility over a few days, but not charge while hooked up to 30 AMP shore power at a campsite?
Any input would be very much appreciated!
Thanks,
Matt |
Question one: When at the campground have you switched the frig over to shore power?
When I Boon-dock, frig goes over to propane. Frig draws far too much DC power to run on battery.
Question two: Is your TV setup with a large enough alternator to run the Frig and charge the battery?
Many are not..
And lastly (for now): What else are you running that is drawing power?
Everything has to be considered here. Running the AC, Micro, Blender, Electric Heater, etc, etc...
How much power are you drawing and what is left to charge the battery ('s)..
To the balance of this thread: I run my frig on battery while traveling. Why? It works and my batteries get a charge as well. At 17mpg average towing (46 days), I'm happy with my setup.
Rubert & Lily have been very good to me!