RollingHome
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This is a FYI. I had the BH sitting un-plugged for about 3 weeks. Today I heard the CO2 monitor alarm sounding. We all know this means the house battery is low or CO2 is present. I turned on the outside light under the front of the rig near the kingpin box and confirmed a dead battery. I bumped the retract and ... silence, nothing happened. So I connect the 7-pin towing cable to the TV pressed retract and ... silence. I looked at the Driver Information Center on my dash (I have a GM integral brake controller) and read "trailer connected". The CO2 alarm was annunciating this entire time. I then connected the shore power cord. The alarm immediately silenced. I then hit retract and walla, the landing gear came up.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-comfficeffice" /><o></o>
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Moral of the story, if one is rural camping then one will have to wait until the battery get's charged a little from the TV or use your genny. Hooking the umbilical from your TV will not give instant gratification. It also gives me a reason to get that 1/4 hex bit for the battery powered drill, I'm just itching to try that emergency retract technique anyway. <o></o>
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Moral of the story, if one is rural camping then one will have to wait until the battery get's charged a little from the TV or use your genny. Hooking the umbilical from your TV will not give instant gratification. It also gives me a reason to get that 1/4 hex bit for the battery powered drill, I'm just itching to try that emergency retract technique anyway. <o></o>
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