What does battery disconnect off mean?
The disconnect should be turned off when you store your camper so your batteries discharge more slowly. Doing that when you are plugged into shore power also disconnects your batteries from the charging circuit of your power, meaning that even if the rig is plugged into shore power, your batteries will not charge.
Can a battery be disconnected from a coach?
A second possibility is that the house batteries are dead. Yes, you shut off the batteries with the disconnect switch but there are a number of other loads that are not disconnected by the battery shut off switch in most coaches.
How to disconnect the battery from the light?
Disconnect from the external power, turn on a light. If the battery disconnect switch is doing it’s job the light will turn off and on as you toggle the battery disconnect switch. It will still disconnect the battery with the power connected but you won’t know it, the 12 volts will still be there.
What happens when you toggle the battery disconnect switch?
If the battery disconnect switch is doing it’s job the light will turn off and on as you toggle the battery disconnect switch. It will still disconnect the battery with the power connected but you won’t know it, the 12 volts will still be there. Posted By: crawford on 07/29/10 06:21pm Posted By: Camper Ken on 08/03/10 04:50pm
When to use a battery disconnect switch on a motorhome?
Your motorhome battery disconnect switch preserves the batteries from such draining and helps them last longer. Complete power shutdown is necessary when you do repairs or other work on your RV. But a 12 volt battery disconnect switch saves you the hassle. Instead of removing the battery, you can just disconnect the switch.
A second possibility is that the house batteries are dead. Yes, you shut off the batteries with the disconnect switch but there are a number of other loads that are not disconnected by the battery shut off switch in most coaches.
Disconnect from the external power, turn on a light. If the battery disconnect switch is doing it’s job the light will turn off and on as you toggle the battery disconnect switch. It will still disconnect the battery with the power connected but you won’t know it, the 12 volts will still be there.
What does the battery disconnect switch do on a RV?
Welcome to the wonderful world of RVing! This switch is commonly called the Battery Disconnect Switch and is designed to disconnect your house batteries while being stored. Pushing it to the Storage side is like taking off the battery cable.
Why does my coach battery Click on and off?
When house and coach batteries are at certain levels (can’t tell you what they are) mine will click on and off for a few minutes (not chattering but on for a minute and then off). Here is another thread on BIRDs:
