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Originally Posted by Mudfrog
I have the Workhorse and yes, i had wondered whether if it was bad to disconnect and keep power from the electronics, especially for longer periods of time. Hopefully i'm not causing any issues by disconnecting 12 volt power once a month.
I actually tried using a solar charger at first. I believe my main problem was that the run of wire from the panel to the battery was a bit long (didn't have any good options to alleviate this). Battery voltage did show an increase with solar hooked to it but it wasn't as high as it needed to be. If i remember correctly, right at 13 volts with the sun hitting the panel directly. With the trees around, it didn't get full view of the sun as much as it needed, It did help but it just couldn't keep up with the drain...
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A total disconnect will sometimes reset things stored in the engine computer so it may drive a bit funny at first. That and resetting clocks or radios are all I know of. The system has to be able to withstand a disconnect and still function or you could not change the battery.
That said, even disconnected the battery will go down over time. If I had a solar charger it would probably keep up then.
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