Hi everyone, I'm hoping someone here can help me understand what the he** is going on with my trailer. I bought a new tow vehicle and had my local RV shop install a brake controller in the TV. The trailer battery is 1.5 years old, I bought it at Costco ( interstate marine/RV battery).
Two weeks after that we went dry camping in Refugio State Beach. Before we left I plugged the trailer in for 24 hours to charge the battery. When i got set up at camp, I noticed the battery was not fully charged, according to my gauge in the trailer. Then weird things started happening.
When I turned on a light, the radio shut off. Other times the radio came on spontaneously. I had a Yamaha generator with me, so I charged the battery with it. The battery showed fully charged, but then a half hour later, it showed only one light on the gauge. We checked the fuses and they were all good.
The fridge did not stay cold and showed the 'check" light constantly.
My questions:
-did the RV place cause a problem when they installed the brake controller in my Sequoia?
-do I have a short somewhere in the wiring?
why is my battery not holding a charge?
I have the battery at Auto Zone now, they are charging it and will let me know if it is dead. I don't see how it could be as it is only a year and a half old.
Thanks to anyone who can help!
Two weeks after that we went dry camping in Refugio State Beach. Before we left I plugged the trailer in for 24 hours to charge the battery. When i got set up at camp, I noticed the battery was not fully charged, according to my gauge in the trailer. Then weird things started happening.
When I turned on a light, the radio shut off. Other times the radio came on spontaneously. I had a Yamaha generator with me, so I charged the battery with it. The battery showed fully charged, but then a half hour later, it showed only one light on the gauge. We checked the fuses and they were all good.
The fridge did not stay cold and showed the 'check" light constantly.
My questions:
-did the RV place cause a problem when they installed the brake controller in my Sequoia?
-do I have a short somewhere in the wiring?
why is my battery not holding a charge?
I have the battery at Auto Zone now, they are charging it and will let me know if it is dead. I don't see how it could be as it is only a year and a half old.
Thanks to anyone who can help!