There seems to be some controversy about the Univolt and the battery when hooked up to AC power? I have read several threads where the conversation is related directly to overcharge occuring. (the Univolt can't detect when battery is fully charged) Dire warnings about new batteries being burned up by overcharge thru the Univolt. This is what is confusing.
In a thread called "Univolt Facts" it was stated that the battery could be switched off (unhooked) and the Univolt used as a stand-alone running off the AC. Is that true or bad for the Univolt? We wonder because as my husband used the battery when bringing home the trailer, it worked. At home we hooked trailer into AC with battery still wired up (that was off&on for about a week). When we trailered the Argosy down to its winter home, we spent 1 night boondocking. We only used the lights and on that trip, they went dim almost immediately. We arrived at our destination, took battery to have it checked, it was dead. We don't know how old the battery was, so hard to determine if time spent plugged into AC here at home did a number on the battery thru Univolt or whether it was just it's time, but now that we have Brand NEW battery, don't want to make same mistake!!!
What is the consensus? Inquiring minds want to know??? Leigh
