Just spent 5 days and 4 nights in our new(old) MH. Everything was great except for the power. After 2 days and one night there wasn't even enough power to turn over the generater. I ended up jumping the coach battery with the truck battery (not sure if that is bad but we were in a pinch) and that would turn over the generater every time. The coach battery is brand new.
But after leaving the generater on for a hour or so we had power for the day/evening, but when we woke up it was dead again.
My two assumptions/observations were - 1. I just didn't run the generater enough to fully charge the batteries, and 2. I let the kids watch their DVD's (one small DVD player with 2 small screens) on a 12 Volt outlet that is labeled TV ONLY which suprised me when it drained the batteries.
So my questions are -
1. After having low/dead coach batteries how long with the generater does it take to recharge in general. I know this will differ depending on size and everything, but am I looking at running it all day??
2. Running on the coach battery, is it smart to only run the lights and other small RV stuff and not plug anything else in? I was just suprised how fast the coach battery drained. I was also suprised that running that small DVD player for one movie drained the whole system.
I am just trying to get a handle on all of this. Is any of this sound abnormal or do I just need to be more leaniate on using 12V power?
Thanks for the input.
But after leaving the generater on for a hour or so we had power for the day/evening, but when we woke up it was dead again.
My two assumptions/observations were - 1. I just didn't run the generater enough to fully charge the batteries, and 2. I let the kids watch their DVD's (one small DVD player with 2 small screens) on a 12 Volt outlet that is labeled TV ONLY which suprised me when it drained the batteries.
So my questions are -
1. After having low/dead coach batteries how long with the generater does it take to recharge in general. I know this will differ depending on size and everything, but am I looking at running it all day??
2. Running on the coach battery, is it smart to only run the lights and other small RV stuff and not plug anything else in? I was just suprised how fast the coach battery drained. I was also suprised that running that small DVD player for one movie drained the whole system.
I am just trying to get a handle on all of this. Is any of this sound abnormal or do I just need to be more leaniate on using 12V power?
Thanks for the input.