Freedom a whitebox replied on 11/04/2020 13:47
Posted on 11/04/2020 13:47
I haven’t used my vehicle since the government advised everyone to stay at home. This morning thinking that I should start it up, I discovered that the battery didn’t have enough change in it to turn the engine over fast enough.
Luckily, I keep it on my drive along with my caravan. (Bailey unicorn )
So after starting to run the mains cable and battery charger out to it, I thought about the caravan parked next to it, with its Truma Solar panel keeping that in tip top condition.
The Truma controller has two separate battery outputs as it’s suitable for motorhomes. So the simple answer was to temporarily run lead from the unused battery terminals on the controller to my vehicle.
I know that I am fortunate enough to have them side by side and my tow vehicle has a permanent live accessory socket that I can plug the lead into. But it wouldn’t have been an issue if I had to connect it directly to the battery.
While I’m not using it, I can rest assured that the caravan it’s looking after it.
And before someone starts on about leaving it connected and damage being done, the Truma controller is a “smart” charger!
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