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Old 04-30-2023, 10:38 PM   #1
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Chassis battery disconnect

We have a 2022 Forest River Berkshire XL 37A. This past Friday I was sanitizing the fresh water tank. I had the main power switch and inverter on. I took
it for a drive to slosh the water around then parked it. Later that evening I went to check on it and make sure it was secured for the night. I discovered there was no power to the dashboard and I couldn’t start it (the dashboard was black, no power). I checked the power levels and the chassis batteries showed depleted and house batteries were at about 80%. As I checked the things I could think of I discovered that the chassis batteries disconnect switch was in the off position. I switched it to on and all was fine again.
Does anyone know of reasons why the battery disconnect switch would be tripped? I can’t think of anything I did that would have tripped it.
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Old 05-01-2023, 09:19 AM   #2
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The disconnect switches don't really trip, they are either on or off. it could have been partially on/off and maybe either vibration or something made it kinda "kick" to the off position. I would keep on it and if starts to become more frequent instead of an isolated occurrence then I would definitely be looking at getting it replaced
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Old 05-01-2023, 09:43 AM   #3
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I will definitely keep an eye on it. It’s a little disconcerting to think it could “kick” or “trip” to the off position while we’re driving and lose all chassis power. Thanks again!
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Old 05-01-2023, 09:56 AM   #4
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I would just make sure the switch is fully off or on. Make sure the turn knob is fully engaged either the on or off position.
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Old 05-01-2023, 09:57 AM   #5
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Will do. Thanks!
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