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Originally Posted by bushpilot
was it SMOKE (from where) or misting battery acid (neither is good).
even SEALED (lead acid) batt's can be checked for fluid.
i would IMMEDIATELY pull that battery and test it, and check to see if its been "boiled" dry by the charger.
i NEVER EVER use a trickle charger - they will over charge a battery and boil it dry....
the internal chargers in most coaches are trickle chargers and need monitoring of the batteries to make certain they do not boil the batteries dry.
when i park our coach i disconnect the batteries and connect an INTELLIGENT battery maintainer ( battery tender or battery minder) - intelligent chargers will adjust their charge output based on the batteries condition (lowering the change when the batter is "topped off"). |
Why don't you leave the batteries "hooked up" and have the INTELLIGENT battery maintainer permanently hooked to the batteries? When you camp or store the coach, the motor is shut off and alternator isn't trying to put a charge into the batteries. Then when you plug in shore power, the INTELLIGENCY battery maintainer goes to work. When you leave, you unplug shore power.
Unless I'm missing something (and that is quite possible), I can't see why you unhook the batteries. Thanks!
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Started looking for 379 Peterbilt TC, 24' to 30' box, bumper pull--but ended up w/1999 Liberty Coach conversion of 45' Prevost XLV bus. 1,000sf heated/AC'd race shop w/dump station, 50amp shore pwr where bus parks, 3 NASCAR/ARCA race cars & 26' Bravo trailer.
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