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Since we've started touring Europe i've been most upset by the poor performance of the batteries on my Tiffin Allegro 1998.
There are 4 x 88aH batteries that are allegedly 12 months old.
When we stop at aires/french passion sites or whatever, everything gets switched off bar the fridge or we get down to 8.5 volts within two days!!
I'm kicking myself as i have 780aH of nearly new batteries sat in the UK which i did not get a chance to fit and am seriously considering the 24 hour round trip in a car to get them!
Why can't i charge the 3aH battery in my laptop without running this frigging bus down!!
For example, we set off from a site at 9pm two nights ago as the battery was so low the gas alarm was beeping. It was late and we did not want to drive round the corner AGAIN to charge, as we have been doing every morning
I'm quite conscientius and wont run the genny for an hour amongst fellow (albeit jealous) campers
We had no choioce but to embark on a risky and mildly adventurous journey to find a space on another aire arriving at god knows where at 10:30pm!
How does everyone else cope who does not plug in?
Any tips?
I've alread replaced the BA15S 21W bulbs with 5W but there must be a big draw somewhere that i'm not seeing
There are 4 x 88aH batteries that are allegedly 12 months old.
When we stop at aires/french passion sites or whatever, everything gets switched off bar the fridge or we get down to 8.5 volts within two days!!
I'm kicking myself as i have 780aH of nearly new batteries sat in the UK which i did not get a chance to fit and am seriously considering the 24 hour round trip in a car to get them!
Why can't i charge the 3aH battery in my laptop without running this frigging bus down!!
For example, we set off from a site at 9pm two nights ago as the battery was so low the gas alarm was beeping. It was late and we did not want to drive round the corner AGAIN to charge, as we have been doing every morning
I'm quite conscientius and wont run the genny for an hour amongst fellow (albeit jealous) campers
We had no choioce but to embark on a risky and mildly adventurous journey to find a space on another aire arriving at god knows where at 10:30pm!
How does everyone else cope who does not plug in?
Any tips?
I've alread replaced the BA15S 21W bulbs with 5W but there must be a big draw somewhere that i'm not seeing