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| Tweet Topic Started: Apr 19 2005, 05:48 PM (91 Views) | |
| PRT | Apr 19 2005, 05:48 PM Post #1 |
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If they are grandsons, accompanied by their fathers and grandfather, send in a mother to check all dials, switches and anything that can be pushed or pulled. Mothers check these things since their dishwashers often do odd things. Lights left on in the rig on Sunday when it was a rocket ship will drain the chassis battery very quickly. Trust me on this one. AAA/PlusRV will come out and jump the battery and/or sell and install a new one after checking your system. Ours charged. Grandsons and other males will be watched more carefully in the future. Particularly check anything reachable from the driver's seat. |
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| DylansMom | Apr 19 2005, 05:56 PM Post #2 |
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| Trailblazer | Apr 19 2005, 06:39 PM Post #3 |
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Funny story! ![]() Whiskey Grove Cmp. Wyoming We keep our chassis battery charged by using solar panels mounted on the roof of our van. They don't provide a huge amount of electricity but they keep the battery constantly charged. Believe it or not, even if it's cloudy or rainy, there still is sufficient voltage to keep most batteries up. We learned the hard way by leaving interior lights on too long at night in the Bridger-Teton NF, Whiskey Grove Campground. A fellow boondocker gave us a jump, and we immediately drove back to town (about 50 miles to Pinedale) on Sunday to buy another battery, as I was afraid the old one was too drained, even after a jump, and I didn't want to be in that predicament out in the boonies again. Richard disabled the light switches on the back and side doors. Then we bought 2 $10 solar panels from Harbor Freight to keep the chassis battery charged. I feel secure, even if we're 100 miles from any town, that we won't need a jump!! |
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| Kate and Ed | Apr 22 2005, 08:44 PM Post #4 |
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Not sure of the technical
terms but think it was our house battery on RV went dead once, inside courtesy lights had been left on and they are hard little boogers to see by day. Ed jumped house battery with generator. Was and quick.Kate :2cents: |
of Kate and Ed ![]() "Patriotism is easy to understand in America; it means looking out for yourself by looking out for your country." Calvin Coolidge, 30th President of the US | |
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terms but think it was our house battery on RV went dead once, inside courtesy lights had been left on and they are hard little boogers to see by day. Ed jumped house battery with generator. Was
and quick.
8:14 AM Jul 11