From: wolverine01@charter.net   
      
   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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