Electricty

[randye]

Hello My electric is out here in New Mexico, no one knows when it will come back on, how long can I run the the furnace on the batteries. I have two deep cell and never have had to run it long.thanks

[capn chris]

If you hook up the TV and run the engine, it will help charge.

[HamRad]

randye,
You should be able to get about 2 days with out recharging your batteries. Of course it all depends on what else you are running.

Check with your neighbors to see if someone has a generator they can loan you. Or go down and buy a Honda or Yamaha generator.

Charging the battery with the trailer hookup can take forever. It really is only a trickle charge type process. Ask me how I know.

HamRad

[randye]

Thanks for the advice, the power was only out for about one hour. So not a problem, we when in to the Dairy Queen and had breakfast and took the pooch with us. Just 20 mins after we finished I checked and the power was back on. We have been here a year and it has never been off even that long, One of our neighbors has a motor home with a onboard generator, he has a long enough cord to reach the 50A that is run by the huge cummings generator that the store we work at is on. So if it became a problem he said we could run a cord from his to ours nad we would be good. Thanks again.