Battery Disconnect

[Caliok]

I just bought a new Keystone Premier 30ri.

Is there a battery discount ?

[chuckster57]

New RV's dont come from the factory with a battery or propane. It will be up to the selling dealer what you get, but I havent heard of any discounts.

Welcome to the forum

[flybouy]

Did your spell checker substituted discount for disconnect.?

[Caliok]

Yes… Sorry, i was trying to ask if the premier 30ri had a better disconnect ?

[JRTJH]

Originally Posted by Caliok

Yes… Sorry, i was trying to ask if the premier 30ri had a better disconnect ?

A "better disconnect" ???

What does your trailer currently have on it? It's my understanding that the current "new trailers" are all shipped from Keystone with the "Giggybox" which is about the "best full function" battery disconnect system. If that's what your trailer has, you've got "about the most functional" but as to "best", that depends on whether it breaks or otherwise malfunctions between now and the time the warranty expires....

If you have the "old style red key" type battery disconnect, be aware that it is not a "true battery disconnect" but rather is a "partial systems disconnect" which leaves enough stuff powered that your battery will be "dead in a week" with it in the disconnect position and probably in 3 or 4 days with it in the connect position.

Which is "better" ???? Depends on what you understand of the capability of the system on YOUR trailer.

[flybouy]

I think your question is does it have a battery disconnect. I'm guessing either your dealer didn’t cover this at delivery or you don't have the trailer yet. Looking at the floorbplan I see a "docking station" called out on the driver side. I would expect to see it inside there if so equipped. If jot there, then inside that front pass thru.

[Caliok]

I do have the giggy box. Thank you.

[chuckster57]

Glad we got that figured out. I was wondering about a discount

[Falcon67]

t's my understanding that the current "new trailers" are all shipped from Keystone with the "Giggybox" which is about the "best full function" battery disconnect system.

Not all giggy boxes have a disconnect. Our 2021 Springdale has the giggy, no disconnect. The docs or maybe the YouTube video describe that the giggy has a place to update and install a disconnect. Our cover has the knockout, the inside does not seem to have a mounting location for a disconnect.

[Marinerjoe]

Originally Posted by flybouy

Looking at the floor plan I see a "docking station" called out on the driver side. I would expect to see it inside there if so equipped. If jot there, then inside that front pass thru.

The docking station has water connections on my 26RBS. My disconnect is on the inside of the tongue at the battery tray on the driver’s side.

[apachewolf]

[QUOTE=JRTJH;475004]A "better disconnect" ???



If you have the "old style red key" type battery disconnect, be aware that it is not a "true battery disconnect" but rather is a "partial systems disconnect" which leaves enough stuff powered that your battery will be "dead in a week" with it in the disconnect position and probably in 3 or 4 days with it in the connect position.

Not always true. My Laredo 240 has the old style red key disconnect but when de-activated it kills all power from the battery. It mnay depend on what day of the week the TT was build or some such thing.

Happy camping.

[Rocketsled]

I think it also depends on if there are any dealer installed options after the sale. Our 'entertainment system' had an accessory lead that bypassed the house disconnect...I want to thing the genset has it's own pair as well...but with the house disconnect disconnected, the stabilizers and hitch jack still worked, too.

Some disconnect.

[friz]

Originally Posted by Caliok

Yes… Sorry, i was trying to ask if the premier 30ri had a better disconnect ?

Absolutely! and your giggy box has a discount to boom.

[SD Kitty]

My new Arcadia has a Brock box -but without a red switch. I pulled the cover and there was no provision inside the box for a mechanical switch.

Inside the trailer, below the control panel there is a small panel with two switches, one is red and is for the lithium battery heaters, the second is for the battery disconnect. This is according to the manual which also says (if Equipt)
When I turn this off there is power in the trailer. In other words, the power stays on.
So everyone my question is how am I intended to disconnect the batteries?

[travelin texans]

Originally Posted by SD Kitty

My new Arcadia has a Brock box -but without a red switch. I pulled the cover and there was no provision inside the box for a mechanical switch.

Inside the trailer, below the control panel there is a small panel with two switches, one is red and is for the lithium battery heaters, the second is for the battery disconnect. This is according to the manual which also says (if Equipt)
When I turn this off there is power in the trailer. In other words, the power stays on.
So everyone my question is how am I intended to disconnect the batteries?

Remove the negative cable from the battery going directly to ground. This is the surest way to totally disconnect the battery.

[JRTJH]

Originally Posted by travelin texans

Remove the negative cable from the battery going directly to ground. This is the surest way to totally disconnect the battery.

Agreed ! Or, if you prefer a "built in switch" that location is where to install your "add on, user installed battery cutoff switch"... I bought a 24" battery cable, removed the OEM negative battery cable, installed my new cable on the negative terminal of the battery and installed my own "red key switch on the two ends of the cables... It's "electrically the same" as disconnecting the negative terminal of the OEM battery wiring, just doing it with a switch rather than a wrench....