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Originally Posted by Charby
I thought the same, but while going through PDI when trailer was new. There was no battery connected as it was on shore power and slide was extended. If batteries are low, the slide can get a boast while plugged into tow vehicle while running to enable slide closure. I would think the fuse as an easy start too.
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It will work without a battery. The question is, "FOR HOW LONG???"
The battery helps absorb the initial amperage surge that the electric slide places on the converter. How long or how many times you can "jolt the bridge circuit diodes" before one of them "smokes" and the converter needs replacement is the "question of the day".....
If I were you, I'd protect the converter by only placing a heavy load on it when a fully charged battery is also connected to the system.