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Post by mavrick42 on Dec 13, 2022 15:22:49 GMT -5
Does anyone use battery blankets? I have noticed a decrease in my volts in the batteries when the temperature has dropped below 35deg. Does anyone also notice the same thing and do you use a battery blanket? Thanks for info in advance!
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Post by gwinger on Dec 14, 2022 10:44:34 GMT -5
Nothing about what make or model you are talking about. Starter battery or house battery. Motorhome or travel trailer. How old is the battery?
Normal for battery voltage to be lower in cold weather.
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Post by lynnmor on Dec 14, 2022 20:00:15 GMT -5
What would you use to power the battery blanket? If you have shore power there is no concern about battery voltage dropping.
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Post by mavrick42 on Dec 15, 2022 14:53:13 GMT -5
Nothing about what make or model you are talking about. Starter battery or house battery. Motorhome or travel trailer. How old is the battery? Normal for battery voltage to be lower in cold weather. Sorry about that! 2021 KZ Durango Gold 382MDQ. These are the two trailer batteries. Brand New Batteries! I was at 13.6 when connected to shore power now I am 13.0 Thanks for the help! |
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Post by gwinger on Dec 15, 2022 15:08:06 GMT -5
Nothing about what make or model you are talking about. Starter battery or house battery. Motorhome or travel trailer. How old is the battery? Normal for battery voltage to be lower in cold weather. Sorry about that! 2021 KZ Durango Gold 382MDQ. These are the two trailer batteries. Brand New Batteries! I was at 13.6 when connected to shore power now I am 13.0 Thanks for the help! 13.6 volts sounds like the float charge from the converter. You may see as much as 14.5 volts initial charge when you first plug in.
If you disconnected shore power, remember, there are things in the trailer constantly drawing power. CO/Propane detector may still be on even with the disconnect off. 13 volts while sitting is not anything to worry about. A normal fully charged battery will read somewhere around 12.6-13.2 volts with no load depending on the temp. If you are running anything without shore power, the battery will discharge. Plug the shore line back in.
Don't overthink the issue.
You can buy a Deltran Battery tender to keep the batteries charged without shore power connected.
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Post by mavrick42 on Dec 15, 2022 15:13:51 GMT -5
Sorry about that! 2021 KZ Durango Gold 382MDQ. These are the two trailer batteries. Brand New Batteries! I was at 13.6 when connected to shore power now I am 13.0 Thanks for the help! 13.6 volts sounds like the float charge from the converter. You may see as much as 14.5 volts initial charge when you first plug in.
If you disconnected shore power, remember, there are things in the trailer constantly drawing power. CO/Propane detector may still be on even with the disconnect off. 13 volts while sitting is not anything to worry about. A normal fully charged battery will read somewhere around 12.6-13.2 volts with no load depending on the temp. If you are running anything without shore power, the battery will discharge. Plug the shore line back in.
Don't overthink the issue.
You can buy a Deltran Battery tender to keep the batteries charged without shore power connected.
Even when connected to Shore power 13 is ok? |
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Post by lynnmor on Dec 15, 2022 23:25:59 GMT -5
[/div][/quote]Even when connected to Shore power 13 is ok? [/quote] No, it should be about 13.6 after it was plugged in for awhile. There will be a small amount of variation caused by temperature and resistance in wiring but the converter will output more than 13 if working correctly. |
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Post by mavrick42 on Dec 16, 2022 10:19:52 GMT -5
[/div][/quote]Even when connected to Shore power 13 is ok? [/quote] No, it should be about 13.6 after it was plugged in for awhile. There will be a small amount of variation caused by temperature and resistance in wiring but the converter will output more than 13 if working correctly. [/quote] That is what I was thinking. I think I might have a bad converter. |
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Post by mavrick42 on Dec 19, 2022 14:40:30 GMT -5
I woke up this am and now I am 13.4 to 13.6 so I am also thinking that I have a bad converter. Thanks all for the advise!
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