My (recently purchased) U-haul has an AGM battery mainly to power the vent fan, lights are all individually powered LEDs. There is not charging system at the moment, but I would like to install something. Can I rig the battery to charge off of the vehicle when connected via a 4-pin harness, or would I have to change to a 7-pin harness?
Yeah. I'm leaning toward keeping the 4-pin and running a separate power wire for battery charging. Our other trailers are all set up with 4-pin connectors.
Rigging power would also give me the option of keeping the 12V fridge in the camper instead of the vehicle while on the road.
Yeah. I'm leaning toward keeping the 4-pin and running a separate power wire for battery charging. Our other trailers are all set up with 4-pin connectors.
Rigging power would also give me the option of keeping the 12V fridge in the camper instead of the vehicle while on the road.
Be careful putting your fridge in the trailer. Make sure it is firmly secured so it won't bounce around too much.
Also, make sure the charge connection to your TV is only active when the vehicle is running so you won't drain the TV battery when stopped. Some other members learned the hard way that even getting it installed by professionals doesn't guarantee that.
Yeah. I'm leaning toward keeping the 4-pin and running a separate power wire for battery charging. Our other trailers are all set up with 4-pin connectors.
Rigging power would also give me the option of keeping the 12V fridge in the camper instead of the vehicle while on the road.
Wire it up the way it makes it easier and works best for you Steve. I wired up the flat four, round 6 pin & the 7 on my truck so I don't have to use adapters with any of my trailer herd .
I had my 1975 13' Scamp wired for solar and had a battery installed this past summer. The battery is housed under the dinette seat (on the drivers side) and is vented to the outside. So far no problems!
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