sticks wrote:

Unfortunately, I've got some issues needing medical attention and
probably won't be using the View for at least a few months.  So I
decided I would just take the batteries out and keep them in the
garage on a battery tender.

Got the two wet batteries out of the coach.  It was more of a job than
I anticipated with hard to reach stuff in there.  Quite a few cables
hooked up.  But, I got them out and in the garage.

<https://postimg.cc/6y54ZVXm>

Then I went to get the battery out of the Mercedes.  This was a little
more complicated than I would have liked also.  First you have to
remove a panel on the side of the right foot in the well, and pull a
battery disconnect.  Then you have to take the mats out and remove the floor and a cover over the battery that is under the drivers
floorboard.  I got to looking at it and there were all kinds of wires
that would have to be carefully removed.

<https://postimg.cc/xqPbqxWm>

I got halfway into it and started having second thoughts.  This is way
too much work and I don't think it is entirely necessary.  The coach batteries have a disconnect inside that effectively removes any draw
from them.  The Mercedes has the disconnect that though it is a little harder to get at, it also effectively takes everything off the
battery. So I have made an executive decision and decided to not
remove them at all.  I put everything back together in the cab, and tomorrow will lug the coach batteries back out and reinstall them.
Then every two weeks I'll start it up and charge everything and remove
the disconnects again.  If the batteries go bad, I'll just buy new ones.

Hell, on a normal year, and once I get these surgeries done, we'll
probably be going places all winter.  In the end, I think this is a
better way to go.

I liked the old days where you could just go out and pull the batteries!

Isn't there some easy way to put a trickle charger on them?

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bill
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Unfortunately, I've got some issues needing medical attention and
probably won't be using the View for at least a few months. So I
decided I would just take the batteries out and keep them in the garage
on a battery tender.

Got the two wet batteries out of the coach. It was more of a job than I anticipated with hard to reach stuff in there. Quite a few cables
hooked up. But, I got them out and in the garage.

<https://postimg.cc/6y54ZVXm>

Then I went to get the battery out of the Mercedes. This was a little
more complicated than I would have liked also. First you have to remove
a panel on the side of the right foot in the well, and pull a battery disconnect. Then you have to take the mats out and remove the floor and
a cover over the battery that is under the drivers floorboard. I got to looking at it and there were all kinds of wires that would have to be
carefully removed.

<https://postimg.cc/xqPbqxWm>

I got halfway into it and started having second thoughts. This is way
too much work and I don't think it is entirely necessary. The coach
batteries have a disconnect inside that effectively removes any draw
from them. The Mercedes has the disconnect that though it is a little
harder to get at, it also effectively takes everything off the battery.
So I have made an executive decision and decided to not remove them at
all. I put everything back together in the cab, and tomorrow will lug
the coach batteries back out and reinstall them. Then every two weeks
I'll start it up and charge everything and remove the disconnects again.
If the batteries go bad, I'll just buy new ones.

Hell, on a normal year, and once I get these surgeries done, we'll
probably be going places all winter. In the end, I think this is a
better way to go.

I liked the old days where you could just go out and pull the batteries!

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On 11/11/2024 5:13 PM, bfh wrote:

sticks wrote:

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I got halfway into it and started having second thoughts.  This is way
too much work and I don't think it is entirely necessary.  The coach
batteries have a disconnect inside that effectively removes any draw
from them.  The Mercedes has the disconnect that though it is a little
harder to get at, it also effectively takes everything off the
battery. So I have made an executive decision and decided to not
remove them at all.  I put everything back together in the cab, and
tomorrow will lug the coach batteries back out and reinstall them.
Then every two weeks I'll start it up and charge everything and remove
the disconnects again.  If the batteries go bad, I'll just buy new ones.

Hell, on a normal year, and once I get these surgeries done, we'll
probably be going places all winter.  In the end, I think this is a
better way to go.

I liked the old days where you could just go out and pull the batteries!

Isn't there some easy way to put a trickle charger on them?

I'd have to put one on the cab and one on the coach. I'm sure it could
be done, but I ain't gonna worry about it. Just gonna start the engine, charge, and disconnect on a time schedule. Good enough.

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I Stand With Israel!

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