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Originally Posted by PNTR10
Please don't shoot the messenger. I'm just passing on what I was told. I was also told not to leave the rv plugged in and in the use position during the winter because I will overcharge the batteries. He suggested I buy a battery tender. Opinion?
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A properly functioning converter will not over charge the batteries... Having lived in our rig for 3-5 months straight multiple times - it was certainly left in USE and plugged in for long stretches... Many live in them fulltime plugged in... and others leave them plugged in at home.
I don't have a 'parasitic draw' issue on mine - I can go well over a month without charging - so I haven't been leaving mine plugged in.. (Its also out of its normal parking spot while we are still cleaning up from Irma - and some very wet weather... didn't affect the parking spot directly - but access to it is a little 'softer' than normal.).
Some checking of voltages while on the converter may be helpful - insure it is dropping to a float/maintain charge level...
Nothing wrong with a battery tender either... I used them on the 'car left behind' when we took our winter long trips south before moving here.
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