Lighthawk
Weekend warrior
Friday evening, 5pm: The camper was packed. The dog was on her rear seat platform and my sweetie was seated beside me. I turn the key in the ignition. Nada. Zip. Zero. Dead battery.
My fault, really; I left the dome light on. But, wait! Isn't the solenoid smart enough to flow juice both ways? I had read that in the manual (apologies, I don't have model info with me), that the smart solenoid would assist the truck battery. That thought has given me some peace of mind when we've been in remote locations.
Apparently, there must be a minimum of three volts from the truck battery or it will not work. Worse yet, I'm fairly sure my jumper cables would not reach between the two batteries. And pulling the house battery is a project, even with a screw gun.
I thought I would pass this along, since it was a bit of an eye opener for us. Oh, and we jumped the truck and still made it to our camp spot by sunset. : )
My fault, really; I left the dome light on. But, wait! Isn't the solenoid smart enough to flow juice both ways? I had read that in the manual (apologies, I don't have model info with me), that the smart solenoid would assist the truck battery. That thought has given me some peace of mind when we've been in remote locations.
Apparently, there must be a minimum of three volts from the truck battery or it will not work. Worse yet, I'm fairly sure my jumper cables would not reach between the two batteries. And pulling the house battery is a project, even with a screw gun.
I thought I would pass this along, since it was a bit of an eye opener for us. Oh, and we jumped the truck and still made it to our camp spot by sunset. : )