Is your battery bad? Did the manufacturer rip you off? Did the dealer rip you off? Are you going to be able to use your RV without being plugged into shore power? Frustrated and maybe even a little bit angry. It’s how you feel when you burn through RV battery with seemingly little effort. Understanding how much power the individual components, like the lights, TV, fridge, and other features use is the key to moving from frustration to empowerment. It’s like a diet The key to losing weight, broadly speaking, is to burn more calories than you eat. That means you have to understand the caloric value of the food you eat and the amount of calories burned when you […]
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Demystifying RV Batteries
Battery life, capacity, voltage, series, parallel, amps, amp hours. You might as well be speaking another language, right? Let’s make it a little more simple for you, right now. What does my RV battery do? Your RV battery powers the 12v appliances and outlet in your trailer. In a T@b 320, that includes: USB and 12v “cigarette style” outlets Lighting Jensen TV and stereo Fridge (2021 T@b 320, 400 models with 12v fridge) Fantastic Fan Water pump Tank and battery monitor LP Monitor Igniter for fridge on Norcold three way fridges (pre-2021 T@b 320 models) In addition, the battery supplies a little bit of power to two propane powered appliances: the Alde furnace and hot water heater and the stove. […]
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