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Larry-P · 08-26-2012, 05:27 AM

I need to charge my battery before taking it in for replacement. It currently reads 13.3 when charging & 10.7 when the battery dis-connect is off.
I was told by the service dept at Camping World that the converter in my Monty (2011 3455SA) will not fully charge a somewhat dead battery. According to CW the converter within a Monty is only a trickle charger.
To charge my battery now they suggested taking the battery out of the Monty, hooking up an external battery charger & charging the battery for 24 hours. Then test the battery at that time.

My questions are -
1)Is the built-in converter only a trickle charger ??
2) When using an external charger must the battery be disconnected from the Monty ??
3) If not disconnected from the Monty when using an external charger, what will be the result ?

Thanks for yor help.

Larry P

08-26-2012, 05:27 AM	#1
Larry-P Montana Fan Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Elgin Posts: 262 M.O.C. #11570	BATTERY CHARGING I need to charge my battery before taking it in for replacement. It currently reads 13.3 when charging & 10.7 when the battery dis-connect is off. I was told by the service dept at Camping World that the converter in my Monty (2011 3455SA) will not fully charge a somewhat dead battery. According to CW the converter within a Monty is only a trickle charger. To charge my battery now they suggested taking the battery out of the Monty, hooking up an external battery charger & charging the battery for 24 hours. Then test the battery at that time. My questions are - 1)Is the built-in converter only a trickle charger ?? 2) When using an external charger must the battery be disconnected from the Monty ?? 3) If not disconnected from the Monty when using an external charger, what will be the result ? Thanks for yor help. Larry P