Hello All,
My wife and I are new to the GD family. We picked up a 397TH last week and are pretty excited. A couple electrical questions I want to wrap my head around. Our rig came with a generator ... Yay! But not solar at the moment. Our last rig had solar but no generator. So wrapping my head around the new process. May get solar, may not. Solar seemed to always keep the battery charged. We don't do a lot of dry camping so just looking to understand battery / generator / solar dynamics.
1. I was under the impression when the rig was plugged into the truck it would provide 12V to the rig? This was the case on the last rig. With the 397TH I had to plug in shore power to retract the slides. Being connected to the truck didn't allow me to bring the slides in. Slides moved out on rig battery but running lights ran down the battery. Plugged in the truck and no deal.
2. Am I correct that if the rig battery is low the only way to charge it is run the generator or shore power? Connecting the truck won't charge it?
3. If the rig battery is low, am I correct that I won't be able to start the generator?
4. The fridge is 12V + propane but I'm under the impression I should turn propane off while traveling? Last rig was small 12V fridge so would run when connected to the truck.
5. If I only have a single battery does it seem logical I should start the generator any time I'm in the rig with lights on or moving slides?
Thanks and God Bless,
-Sean
My wife and I are new to the GD family. We picked up a 397TH last week and are pretty excited. A couple electrical questions I want to wrap my head around. Our rig came with a generator ... Yay! But not solar at the moment. Our last rig had solar but no generator. So wrapping my head around the new process. May get solar, may not. Solar seemed to always keep the battery charged. We don't do a lot of dry camping so just looking to understand battery / generator / solar dynamics.
1. I was under the impression when the rig was plugged into the truck it would provide 12V to the rig? This was the case on the last rig. With the 397TH I had to plug in shore power to retract the slides. Being connected to the truck didn't allow me to bring the slides in. Slides moved out on rig battery but running lights ran down the battery. Plugged in the truck and no deal.
2. Am I correct that if the rig battery is low the only way to charge it is run the generator or shore power? Connecting the truck won't charge it?
3. If the rig battery is low, am I correct that I won't be able to start the generator?
4. The fridge is 12V + propane but I'm under the impression I should turn propane off while traveling? Last rig was small 12V fridge so would run when connected to the truck.
5. If I only have a single battery does it seem logical I should start the generator any time I'm in the rig with lights on or moving slides?
Thanks and God Bless,
-Sean
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