New batteries - maintaining charge while stored

[Gregory OConnor]

I would turn off the boilers as with them they require more attention and prompted the need for auto water systems, now a thing of the past. I would hook up a 20 amp xantrex while parked. I am sure the boilers will work good while on the road. I would think a $100 sears automatic charger would wok just as well to maintain a top off charge wile parked. most chargers now even the cheap ones are automatic and wont boil out the life of your batteries.

Greg of Tim&Greg


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "xz3kg7" wrote:
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> I just installed some new Interstate batteries in my 87FC35.
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> My last T105s lasted 3 years, which probably isn't bad, but not particularly good either. I have the old "battery burners".
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> What is the best way to keep the batteries charged while the coach is not in use? I never have quite figured out how my chargers work. there seem to be two breakers relative to the charger(s). Also, I think in a compartment on the drivers side there are one or two things plugged in that maybe be one or both of the chargers/inverters..??
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> Is one breaker a charger and the other an inverter? If so, if one actually has a plug on it I should be able to put a timer on it, right?
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> Thanks for any advice,
> Alan Johnson
> 87FC35
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