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Breakaway Battery in Offroad Vans


How patently stupid is the matter of putting breakaway batteries into

OUTBACK or other camping orientated vans/rv's who's charging system

is 240 volts !!!!

 

I didn't buy a self sufficient van to spend my time in shoeboxes hooked

up to their power. consequently the battery is flat always.

 

Why the hell isn't it connected to the house battery?

 

Come-on Jayco - you've been in it long enough to make the huge technological change!!

 

BRODIE

 

 



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Once again BA I am no tec person, just mr average,  I saw a little power wire power near our break battery, so I spiced into that and now it trickle charges.

I still check to see if it works before travelling but one day I wil. Make a better job of it and get rid of the battery.



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Just got an e-mail back from one of my insurance companies - removing

the battery and hotwiring is not acceptable and might jeopardise

insurance in a contributing circumstance.

 

Read "might" as CERTAINLY !!

 

Waiting to hear from no. 2.



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Brodie, I believe it is a hangover from when vans did not have "House Battery" and break-away was developed accordingly - note many European brands don't have independent battery.

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My Jayco's breakaway system runs of the van's batteries. It depends which model system has been fitted.
Yes, I cannot understand why the breakaway brake systems are not connected to all van batteries.

Larger trailers need the breakaway brakes systems and they do not have to be caravans, so I can understand why some systems have their own separate battery.

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Brodie Allen wrote:

How patently stupid is the matter of putting breakaway batteries into

OUTBACK or other camping orientated vans/rv's who's charging system

is 240 volts !!!!

 

I didn't buy a self sufficient van to spend my time in shoeboxes hooked

up to their power. consequently the battery is flat always.

 

Why the hell isn't it connected to the house battery?

 

Come-on Jayco - you've been in it long enough to make the huge technological change!!

 

BRODIE

 

 


 My 2017 Jayco Journey poptop breakaway is hooked to the van,s main battery from new.....so is charged by all sources...ie...solar , 240 , and tug when on the road. Not sure ...but I think they are all that way now.

 

Cheers  Keith



-- Edited by Keith P on Sunday 30th of April 2023 02:31:06 PM

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The Breakaway battery charges when it is hooked up to the car and charges from the car



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My buddy has a reasonably new JB Gator and that has the breakaway connected to the house battery only.

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Bush walker wrote:

The Breakaway battery charges when it is hooked up to the car and charges from the car


 Not so in many vans - may be a more recent innovation. My 2014 Outback

has a 240v plug and tiny battery charger installed.

 

Obviously only charges when connected to 240v.

 

I drove around for years with a seriously dead battery.

 

BRODIE

 

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