Battery Disconnect on Grey Wolf 23dbh

[Dr-G]

I bought mine a few weeks ago (2016) and they said it was a good idea to get one so I did. the CO detector like mentioned is always on unless the battery is disconnected. Hopefully you didn't ruin the battery!

[Jonol]

What do you intend to connect to your inverter?

[Mewcasa]

Originally Posted by Brandon_rss18

Thank you everyone! I will go out there tomorrow and look for a switch under my propane tanks. In the mean time, how do I get this battery back up to charge? Do I need a battery charger? I know they are deep cycle batteries but I am new to this. Is there possibly a power inverter on it? If I hook it up to a 30 amp circuit will that charge the battery in any way? Thanks so much for yalls help. If there is no battery disconnect switch, I will order one and install it. In the mean time, I will disconnect the battery.

I purchased my Vibe last April. It sat for 2 weeks before we were able to use it and found the battery "deader than a door nail!" Plugged the TT electrical cable into the TV to make the jack work. Put a battery charger on it all the time now, but the damage was done! It won't hold 12v but a few days, even with the battery cables disconnected! Had it in the shop a few months later for warrantee work and Funtown in Cleburne did nothing, said it was ok.
Since the warrantee is almost expired, it's in the shop again getting final items repaired (brakes, water system leaks) and reported to them about the battery issue again. Maybe (since they have a new service rep without any TT experience) he will replace it! I asked him about pricing a batt disconnect switch, but hasn't gotton back to me yet on that after a week.
Moral of the story is if the batt goes dead/flat/etc., it crippled and you can never rely on it again!

[GDoubleU]

I added mine to the battery frame so it would be sturdy and easy to reach. Took about 30 minutes to do so.

[jughrad]

I installed my cutoff switch on the battery cover because I was afraid to drill into my brand new trailer. Although it works fine and seems like it will last, now that I am a bit more experienced I would secure it to the inside of the A Frame if I were to do it again.

Additionally, I used the negative wire for the switch. The main reason for this is when working with the positive line there are many possible shorting points (any metal on the trailer). It is simply a safety issue and will not affect performance to use the positive line. Most marine applications use the hot wire.

[jughrad]

This is better than the one sold at Camping World because you can remove the knob while it is parked so nobody can lift the tongue jack.

[jfender]

I had the same thing happen over the winter. The dealer said our 26DBH does not have a factory disconnect switch. Look also for the light for the power antenna and make sure it is off when in use. If you disconnect and/or remove battery, be cautious to not cross neg & pos cables to battery when reconnecting as I did. I blew both 40 amp fuses disabling the power inverter and was unaware until our trip over this past week.

[beagle22b07]

Originally Posted by Brandon_rss18

Thanks Turbs. So the TT should charge while its hooked up to main power? I am actually going to install a 30 amp breaker and recepticle tomorrow here at home. Our first trip is in 2 weeks and i will bring it home next weekend and have it hooked up for an entire week before leaving.

Make sure your battery is charged sufficiently to operate your emergency breakaway system before you tow it home.

Larry

[jughrad]

I suppose it is probably safest to install a 30 amp breaker at your house but I have been using the 30 amp to 20 amp adapter for a long time and never had any problems. If you don't run the air conditioner I don't think you need to actually have 30 amp service.

I'm pretty sure your converter wont charge the battery at 30 amps and 20 amp service will be fine.

[jfender]

I use a 15 amp to 30 amp adapter at home for short-term electric supply and it seems to work just fine. It kept the battery charged, a light on, & an infrared heater going in our TT overnight a few nights ago when the temp dipped.