Brand new FR Salem...dead in 2 days

[patrickwstewart]

There is always the option of removing the battery a couple days before your trip, take it home, and put it on a battery charger. This is separate from the requirement of having a disconnect switch...

[CHICKDOE]

all above is good info.


first, are you sure the batteries are dead? could it be that there is a disconnect switch and it is set to disconnect the batteries. this might have been done at the dealers. or if you had power at the dealers it might have been because the dealer had it connected to a power source via the power cable.


can you plug into a power source at the storage lot? that would be a real bonus. get an electrical adapter that will allow you to plug in and let the converter recharge the batteries. you will need to determine if you have a factory installed disconnect switch and if so, it will need to be set to have the batteries connected to the converter so that they will charge.


if you cannot plug in at the storage lot, do you have (or can you borrow) a battery charger? pull the batteries out, take them home, and charge them at home. y9ou can leave them at home until needed. or you can take them back and reinstall them and leave a battery cable disconnected so they do not discharge. then will stay charged for a couple of months disconnected.


many people install a disconnect device of some type (switch, removable connection on the battery post) to disconnect all loads from the battery so they do not discharge due to parasitic loads. the only thing about this is the battery must be charged and connected before towing as it must supply power to the brakes should the break away switch get pulled.

[VinceU]

Cheap way just lift either battery terminal when you store good for a couple weeks Better way small solar for continuous trickle charge. Better way, small inverter generator will charge your battery in short order and power tools when desired.