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tsunami
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Posted: 11 Apr 2010 at 11:46am |
Will having the battery disconnected, while the Pod's power supply is plugged in, hurt anything?
I have a battery case switch and usually have it turned off when the Pod is at home. I plug in the Pod's power, when I am in the Pod. I use a logic-controlled float-type battery charger to charge the battery when the Pod is in storage. I was told that the RV-installed power supply/charger should not be used to charge the battery, when the Pod is in storage. |
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Outbound
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I'm not sure why anyone would tell you to not use your r-pod's converter to charge your battery. The WFCO 8955 in your rpod has a quality 3-stage smart charger designed specifically for charging and maintaining your battery.
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Craig :: 2008 Mazda Tribute :: 2009 r-pod 171, The Johnnie Ray
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PodPatrol
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If your battery reads 'full charge', a battery switch can isolate it if you care to do that. The charger in the converter, as Outbound mentioned, keeps the battery in tip-top condition with the '3-stage' smart when connected.
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tsunami
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Back to my original question...will having the battery disconnected from the converter do any damage? I generally use the shutoff switch on the battery when the Pod is in storage...and I don't always remember to switch the battery back into the circuit when I am in the stored Pod.
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Generally you should not operate the converter without batteries connected because the RV batteries act as a filter of sorts and provides a more stable voltage to the electronic circuits of modern RV appliances.
Its not going to blow anything up, but its stated here that it supplies a more stable voltage.
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