What is Battery disconnect switch for?

[bilb2765]

Other than the obvious, what does it do besides disconnect the batteries from the converter.
I tried to search and found 722 hits, but none mention what it is for.

I use it to remove the batteries, but there has to be another reason.

Thanks.

[t55watson]

Stops battery drain when unit is in storage. Switch for house batts and one for chassis batts in a MH.

[Missy5016]

It kills all of your 12 volt power, so when you store your unit it won't drain your battery.

[waroland]

It is to isolate batteries from any loads that would discharge the batteries during storage. The CO2 detector may still be connected on some RV's.

[1ciderdog]

I don't think it stops power to the inverter in my RV and the inverter continues to draw power even though almost everything else is off.

[Old Bounder]

Originally Posted by 1ciderdog

I don't think it stops power to the inverter in my RV and the inverter continues to draw power even though almost everything else is off.

Large inverters and inverter/chargers usually are NOT wired through the disconnect, because it is necessary to keep the cables large and as short as possible.

[bilb2765]

Thanks for all the responses. My Keystone owners manual is useless.