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[a/s] 12volt water bottle



My trailer battery was low on water and I added quite a bit... I thought I had turned it into a water bottle... appeared dead to the trailer... but with the shore power on , everything 12 volt worked fine and the control panel read the Univolt as a fully charged battery...(points out that all univolts don't need a battery to provide 12 volts)
 
I found the problem when I tried to use the electric jack... which is wired directly to the battery (hot side) with an inline fuse  ... would not work at all..... a little backtracking in the battery compartment found the quick disconnect was disconnected.... probably when I had it out to add the water....(no ground side to the jack circuit, and no battery to anything else)
 
Reconnect the quick connect and the jack worked fine...(and Univolt took on a little stronger hum) I will have to remember that as a test of the connector....It's easier to reach over and check the jack than remove the shore power and try something 12 volt...
 
Like the man says... Black Magic... but when the puzzle goes back together it all makes sense...
 
Jim