Tow secure aux battery

[Gocats]

Could anyone help with a question please, have a 2015 Jayco Starcraft and would like to know if the tow secure aux battery is supposed to be charging when connected to 240v, I know it is charging when the van is plugged into the tug.

Mark

 

[dagree]

You will need one of these to charge it from 240V @Gocats

 

[Bellbirdweb]

Could anyone help with a question please, have a 2015 Jayco Starcraft and would like to know if the tow secure aux battery is supposed to be charging when connected to 240v, I know it is charging when the van is plugged into the tug.

Mark

No they aren't. You could get one of the chargers that @dagree has mentioned, or you could put in a little DC-DC charger like I have done so that it is kept charged all the time from either 240v or if you have solar, from that as well.

 

[WHHEMI]

Our 2015 Jouney came with a 240v charger

 

[davemc]

both our starcrafts came with the wall plug although heard others it was missing. So who knows

 

[Tone]

Our 2015 came with one. Local dealer didn't know what it was for neither did I and lost it. Got another one as above.

 

[Bellbirdweb]

I found that even with a 240v charger connected it would still show low battery for the first 30mims or so of towing.

Since connecting it to the house battery with the charger it's always shown fully charged.

On a similar note, I decided to test my breakaway unit before setting off on our last trip.

Pulled the pin and no alarm.

Put it back in and out again, still no alarm.

Left it out and pulled the van to see if the brakes were on, and again nothing, until I have moved about 2m and then the brakes finally came on.

I think the switch got stuck, so probably worth testing them periodically.

 

[dagree]

I think the switch got stuck, so probably worth testing them periodically.

One reason I try to remember to test it prior to every trip! (Just need more trips!)