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10-11-2016, 01:30 PM
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Established Member
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: Mechanicsburg
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M.O.C. #18890
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Remove Battery
Hey all, getting ready to winterize in the next few weeks. We leave it at our seasonal site all year. What are the pros and cons of leaving the battery in place? Central Illinois winters can get pretty cold.
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Ralph, Jenny & Will.
And Buddy, mini Labradoddle
2016 3911FB
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10-11-2016, 02:34 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: McKinney
Posts: 7,167
M.O.C. #6433
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Are you going to have power to it all winter?
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Riley, our Golden
2007 3075RL (recently sold, currently without)
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10-11-2016, 02:40 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Wilsey
Posts: 18,799
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If it's not powered, you need to at least have a real battery disconnect or the phantom draws will drain the battery and it will freeze.
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10-11-2016, 02:42 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Haysville
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I'd say as long as you have a fully charged battery to start with and remove a battery cable to eliminate parasitic drain ... it should hang in there for several months. I think a self discharge rate of 4% per month is an accepted figure. However ... it just doesn't seem a big deal to me to remove the battery and store it in say the garage or shed with a battery tender hooked up over the winter. Your battery(s) will thank you over time.
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10-12-2016, 06:59 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: Lima
Posts: 138
M.O.C. #18168
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I use a battery tender.
Dennis
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10-13-2016, 04:13 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Hanover
Posts: 1,471
M.O.C. #13325
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After it's completely charged, remove at least the positive lead and put a battery tender on it. I've four 6v batteries that stay in the trailer year around, but also have 400 watts of solar that keep them charged. Even if it snows, we've never had any real amount stay on the ground here for more than a couple of weeks, so that's not an issue.
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10-13-2016, 04:27 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Lake Gaston
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M.O.C. #12156
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Back in the days when I stored, I always moved batteries to the garage for the winter to get them out of single digit temps.
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2002 3655 FL, 2005 3650RK
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10-13-2016, 06:21 PM
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Established Member
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: Mechanicsburg
Posts: 20
M.O.C. #18890
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I leaning towards bringing it home, there will be no power at all to the rig. Water and electricity will be shut off October 24th. Where did the season go?????
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Ralph, Jenny & Will.
And Buddy, mini Labradoddle
2016 3911FB
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10-13-2016, 08:33 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Bridgewater
Posts: 1,196
M.O.C. #13166
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Yes, where DID the season go? I am in the process of winterizing as well. We finished our season in Vermont this past weekend. Beautiful, but always bittersweet, knowing this is it for the year. But, to answer your question, I remove my battery and bring it into my workshop. I check the voltage every month or so and hook up a slow charge if it's low. I don't see the point in leaving it outside in the cold winter when it's not going to be used for 6 months.
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