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03-06-2016, 05:45 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by klassic
Do you have a garage to put the battery in to do the charging.
It vents off hydrogen gas while charging.
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Oh no.....should I be worried about him sleeping down there now? I unplugged it and will bring it out to the garage tomorrow it is so heavy. I didn't think you were supposed to leave it in a garage because it could freeze. Now I am even more confused......
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03-06-2016, 05:51 PM
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Put it on a block of wood to keep it off the concrete. Or put it on a table or something like that.
It won't freeze, a charged battery doesn't freeze. If that were the case then you would have a frozen battery in your car daily during the winter.
Charge it... Then take the charger off. Check the voltage occasionally.
Hopefully you have that voltmeter of yours figured out by now.
If your reading over 15.5 volts on your battery while it is charging, something isn't right.
I don't think a smart charger would even put out over 15.5 volts while in a desulfation mode.
Check what the voltage is on the battery without the charger and report back.
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03-06-2016, 05:54 PM
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No it wont put off gasses when not charging and even with a trickle charge it wont put off as many but I would move it to a better ventilated area when you can
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03-06-2016, 06:02 PM
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Here's a little light reading for you to learn a little about 3 stage chargers.
https://www.batterystuff.com/blog/3-...-chargers.html
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03-06-2016, 06:20 PM
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Originally Posted by klassic
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If you look back at the pic I posted of my big charger I have 3 choices.....engine start, boost, or charge/maintain. When i put it in the garage tomorrow should I put it on Engine start for a while?
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03-06-2016, 06:21 PM
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nope I would only go trickle charge. It saves the battery charging it slow
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03-06-2016, 06:57 PM
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Use your charger in the second picture and set it for 2amps.
The first charger pictured is going to bulk charge at 6amps first and then cut back to 2a
Neither of those is a 3 way smart charger.
Your TT has a 3 or 4 way smart charger.
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03-06-2016, 07:06 PM
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#108
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Ok thanks!
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03-06-2016, 07:14 PM
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Now who is going to tell me how to hook it back up to the TT??? Can we get this Thread to hit 20 pages???? ha ha ha
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03-06-2016, 07:22 PM
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most of the tt have a white wire to negative and red and or black wires going to positive on battery. I tie all my positives together so I keep it straight but the positive wires normally also have an inline fuse in them but to be safe the negative wire is usually just one and should be attatched to the frame
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03-06-2016, 07:26 PM
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Now how do I check the fuses in the converter and change them?
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03-06-2016, 07:29 PM
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I wouldn't even worry about that unless it doesn't work .... I don't think you have that problem as you just disconnected the battery that was connected at the dealer .... only time that becomes a problem is when the battery is connected up backwards and you haven't done that
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03-06-2016, 07:31 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Paintinfool3
I wouldn't even worry about that unless it doesn't work .... I don't think you have that problem as you just disconnected the battery that was connected at the dealer .... only time that becomes a problem is when the battery is connected up backwards and you haven't done that
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Ok great! I should probably add that my TT is used. It's a 2010. Now I will worry about the tires next....lol
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03-06-2016, 07:32 PM
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BTW....I just found this great video on you tube so I answered my own question.
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03-06-2016, 07:36 PM
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you tube is your best friend
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03-06-2016, 07:41 PM
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Hope this helps, a little information that may help you... and if you want to read more, we have a RVing with SOLAR social group,,, there is information regarding batteries along with SOLAR. The last page of the information on the batteries is if you leave them without a charger connected to them.
You do not have to be a Rocket Scientist to maintain batteries, just a lot of BASICS...
Don
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03-06-2016, 08:31 PM
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Thank you!
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03-06-2016, 08:38 PM
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yeah maintenance on roof and tires is another day lol
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03-06-2016, 08:41 PM
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Quote:
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yeah maintenance on roof and tires is another day lol
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No kidding.....my tires are original but show no cracking. I still worry I will get a blowout. Now I need to find a place to replaces them that won't break the bank! Roof....yup been up there too. Now need to get up there after this winter however we only really had 1 significant snow fall in my area. Phew......I am a do it yourselfer. Hate dishing out money if I can do it myself.
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03-06-2016, 08:45 PM
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What is your GVWR on your unit and what tire size on your unit? Are the tires subject to UV rays?
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