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05-09-2010, 09:23 PM
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1 Rivet Member 
2010 22' Sport
Lexington
, South Carolina
Join Date: Apr 2010
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Old Camper but Brand New Airstream!
Hello All!
New member but have been RVing for past 15 years. We sold our old trailer about 2 months ago but immediately went into severe withdrawals. The cure - we just took delivery of our 2010 Airstream Sport 22. First trip is scheduled for this coming weekend at Davidson River CG in Brevard, NC.
Question - does anyone know if the battery receives a trickle charge when plugged into shore power? I have looked at all the manuals I received but could not find anything about this? Thanks for any input!
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05-09-2010, 09:31 PM
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Rivet Master 
2019 27' Tommy Bahama
Roseville
, California
Join Date: Sep 2004
Posts: 679
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Welcome to the AirForums, Lindsey! As far as your questions goes, I think the batteries charge quickly....not a trickle charge. Have fun on your first outing!
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2011 GMC 3500HD Duramax
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05-10-2010, 04:10 AM
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Rivet Master
2014 25' Flying Cloud
Cuddebackville
, New York
Join Date: May 2007
Posts: 4,346
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Wahoo! First trip in a new Airstream! Enjoy!
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05-10-2010, 06:50 AM
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4 Rivet Member 
2006 30' Classic
Yonkers
, New York
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 280
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Lindsey,
Congratulations !! Enjoy your rig and welcome to stream world.
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05-10-2010, 06:59 AM
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Moderator
2015 25' FB Flying Cloud
2012 23' FB Flying Cloud
2005 25' Safari
Santa Rosa Beach
, Florida
Join Date: Jul 2006
Posts: 13,159
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Greetings from the Florida Panhandle
Welcome to the Forums. We're glad to have you with us.
I believe the battery receives a regular charge, as needed, when the trailer is plugged into shore power.
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WBCCI #3628 -- AIR #14872 -- TAC #FL-7
2015 FC 25' FB (Lucy) with ProPride
2020 Silverado 2500 (Vivian)
2023 Rivian R1T (Opal)
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05-10-2010, 07:21 AM
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Tom, the Uber Disney Fan
2006 30' Safari
Orlando
, Florida
Join Date: Aug 2004
Posts: 4,693
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Welcome to the forums. You're going to like it here.
I was under the impression that the charger that Airstream installed just fed a constant voltage to the batteries while plugged into shore power resulting in the risk of boiling the batteries dry. Am I confusing the issues or just confused? 
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05-10-2010, 07:23 AM
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4 Rivet Member
2004 30' Classic Slideout
Between Here
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Join Date: Feb 2005
Posts: 379
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Charging Battery
Lindsey,
Welcome to the forum! I think you will be surprised at the wealth of knowledge about Airstreams that exist here. I went to the Airstream web site, Airstream, Inc :: Home and took a look at the 2010 Sport owners manual. On page G-1 lower right it states that as long as the battery disconnect switch is in the on position and you are connected to shore power the converter will charge the battery. I am hoping that since this is a 2010 unit you will have one of the fancy multi level converters that will bring the charge up rather quickly and keep it there.
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05-10-2010, 07:56 AM
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Rivet Master
2008 22' Safari
Oracle
, Arizona
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 1,174
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Welcome, I'm sure you will enjoy your new TT. Our '08 charges full in about 4 hours when connected to shore power but the battery switch must be on. Ours came with a gr24 battery which we recently replaced with a gr27 as we do a lot of boondocking. 
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05-10-2010, 02:58 PM
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1 Rivet Member
2010 22' Sport
Lexington
, South Carolina
Join Date: Apr 2010
Posts: 5
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Hey Guys
Thanks for the quick replies. I can tell that this is a great group. Now, on with the fun!
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05-10-2010, 03:27 PM
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Rivet Master
2009 27' FB Flying Cloud
1982 31' International
1991 35' Airstream 350
Jay
, Oklahoma
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 1,706
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Welcome to the forums! And congrats. We caved-in on the new trailer itch, too. Our 2009 has a basic single rate convertor. If the battery switch is on, and you have shore power, the batteries are being charged. It will boil the batteries dry if left connected. I normally charge for around 4-6 hours then use the disconnect switch to remove the batteries from the circuit. The LED indicator on the battery switch panel will remain lit, but if you are listening when you make the switch, you can hear the solenoid disconnect.
HAPPY TRAVELS.
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'09 27FB Flying Cloud;'82 31 International
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