What happened to my battery????

When we had our Motor Home back in the 20th Century we could park it for weeks and not have a problem with the deep cycle battery. It was waiting for us at almost full charge when we were ready to go. So when I put the Apex away for a couple of weeks I never thought about the battery. My Bad!

Turns out these newfangled contraptions have a lot of things that draw on the battery when you store it. Such things as the radio, smoke detector, CO detector and circuit boards on the refrigerator draw from the battery all the time. Enter the battery shut off.

This was a rather easy install. I started by drilling a hole in the top of the battery case to pass the top of the switch through. Than I drilled two small holes to bolt the switch to the box using a couple small bolts with lock washers and nuts. Before I attached the switch to the top of the box I applied some outdoor sealant around the hole inside the lid to seal out any water from leaking in.

Once the switch was installed I removed the negative cable from the battery and attached it to the switch. I then took a 12" cable and attached one end to the switch and the other to the battery. And there it was. For under $20 I can now shut off the battery when we store the trailer and have a good battery when we are ready to go again.