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11-29-2015, 10:15 PM
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Tiffin Owners Club Ford Super Duty Owner
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Charging the start battery when using the radio.
Hi,
On our last trip I was wondering what most do to charge the start battery .
We like to play the radio and I am always thinking about the start battery running down. I have a motorcycle charger , but it will over charge to much over time. Maybe a small smart charger. Thank you.
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11-29-2015, 10:24 PM
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Most motorcycle chargers are about 1 amp. If yours is, try putting it on a cheap plug-in timer set for 6 hours a day. That should eliminate any overcharging.
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11-29-2015, 10:30 PM
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Tiffin Owners Club Ford Super Duty Owner
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Thanks Bluepill , that sounds like the way to go and yes it is a 1 amp.
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Bob & Rita Bazley, the pup Kali ( shi-pooh)
2020 42 RD Beacon
2020 Ford 450
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11-30-2015, 09:48 PM
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Sorry to hijack this, but my radio only runs with the house batteries on. I assume it should not be that way. May have been wired wrong by previous owner[emoji31].
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1997 National Tradewinds 7370
The Woodlands, TX
Albert and Andrea
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12-01-2015, 06:07 AM
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National RV Owners Club Ford Super Duty Owner
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The main power for the dash radio comes from the house battery's, but the memory for the radio is connected to the chassis battery.
That's what the manual says.
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2004 Ford Ranger Edge
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12-01-2015, 06:14 AM
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Well, then they definitely wired it wrong. no memory.
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1997 National Tradewinds 7370
The Woodlands, TX
Albert and Andrea
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12-03-2015, 08:57 PM
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Tiffin Owners Club Ford Super Duty Owner
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Thank you Richard, I do not have any manuals for my MH but I look at other years and yes memory only on the start battery's.
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2020 42 RD Beacon
2020 Ford 450
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12-04-2015, 04:29 AM
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toadog-
Should you decide to go with a permanently-installed charger, here are three options frequently-mentioned on iRV2:
Xantrex Echo Charge
LSL Products Amp-L-Start
LSL Products Trik-L-Start
I have not used any of them (yet). If you search on iRV2 you should find posts from people who have used these. Here is a link to one such post.
ama009-
I changed the dash radio wiring so that it drew power from the chassis battery, not the coach battery. Ditto for the CB radio. There are reasons to do it either way.
Mark
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12-07-2015, 05:09 PM
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Tiffin Owners Club Ford Super Duty Owner
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Hi Mark,
I checked today and my radio is on the chassis battery's. The memory is on the start battery, I am going to wire in a small smart charger for the start battery's for the long times I sit without starting the coach.
Thank you
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2020 Ford 450
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