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FLJOE · 06-19-2019, 09:30 AM

Maybe is just isn't something started on THIS forum then. I asked a few campers around me in TT's and fivers if they knew if they had a "salesmen switch" and if so where it was. They all looked at me like I was smoking crack! When I told them it was the battery disconnect switch they all knew what I was talking about.

So maybe it is a "coach" thing, or a class A thing.

Shawn E · 06-19-2019, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by ga traveler

The brand name is Battery Minder. There is a Battery Tender, but it does not have the pulse charge. I do not like it as well as the Battery minder. I use two. One for the house batteries and one for the Chassis battery. They are plugged into a small extension cord. They draw very little current and stay plugged in all the time. They are available online or through Harbor Freight. The cost is less than $50.00 each. They do have expensive ones but they do not work any better than the cheaper ones. I planned on using the cheaper ones and just throwing them away when they failed, but I have had these for years and no failure.

Probably a dumb question, but will one battery minder charge all 6 of my 6V coach batteries? How does that work? I would have thought you would need to move the minder from battery to battery......

twinboat · 06-19-2019, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Shawn E

Probably a dumb question, but will one battery minder charge all 6 of my 6V coach batteries? How does that work? I would have thought you would need to move the minder from battery to battery......

All 6 of your 6 volt batteries are wired as one large 12 volt battery bank. They will charge together as one, as long as the device is connected properly.

Shawn E · 06-19-2019, 05:31 PM

Thanks

rag_ftw · 06-19-2019, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by daydream37

I have had different brand coaches for many years and have always called it the salesman switch. Since before the internet.

DITTO!

RollinStone · 06-21-2019, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by ga traveler

The brand name is Battery Minder. There is a Battery Tender, but it does not have the pulse charge. I do not like it as well as the Battery minder. I use two. One for the house batteries and one for the Chassis battery. They are plugged into a small extension cord. They draw very little current and stay plugged in all the time. They are available online or through Harbor Freight. The cost is less than $50.00 each. They do have expensive ones but they do not work any better than the cheaper ones. I planned on using the cheaper ones and just throwing them away when they failed, but I have had these for years and no failure.

Thanks!

RollinStone · 06-21-2019, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by rag_ftw

I've been using the predecessor to this one for over 6 years and have been very pleased with the performance. With a Trik-L-Start it keeps all 6 of my batteries charged while in storage and does not boil them dry every month.
https://www.google.com/aclk?sa=l&ai=...9aACCFA&adurl=

Thanks!