Oh crap - I was trying to respond to a new topic here while fending off a dog bugging me for his dinner and accidentally tapped the moderator topic deletion button.
Many apologies to the OP! Please re-post.
The dog comes first. :)) :)) :))
I have no idea what this post was about, but that won't stop me from chiming in.
The problem with storing (or just not driving) out coaches is that within a couple of weeks, parasitic losses draw the starting battery down too far to start the coach. Then you resort to using the boost switch.
Which I did, until i bought a battery minder, a small AC powered trickle charger that puts more into the battery than parasitics take out. It works very nicely.
The other common option is a Trik-L-Start, a device that trickle charges the starting battery from the house battery. These too work very will.
I use a third option, a voltage sensitive relay in place of the diode isolator. This device connects the starting battery to the the house battery, much as the boost switch does, but only when any battery is receiving charge. Now all the batteries are charged whenever the engine is running, or the inverter/charger is getting AC from the shore or generator, or from the solar charger. I'm very pleased with this third option, which I have been using for 3+ years.
The OP had commented they were unable to find the Trik-l-start at the $29 (or so) price folks have previously reported on the forum, just a higher price, and expressed concerns about the lack of availability and whether the device was no longer carried by some vendors due to a quality issue.
I do see the price is $49.95 (plus shipping) on LSL's website - that's the OEM for the hardwire device. Ultra TRIK-L-START Starting Battery Charger/Maintainer (http://www.lslproducts.net/TLSPage.html)
Yes, that was about the just of the original post. I'm going to toss and turn all night about having my post deleted.......
I was the one that had engine battery issues and ordered a Trik-L-Start which arrived via the mail as requested. I fitted it yesterday and found the instructions and kit to be good, together with help and pictures from forum members.
I left it yesterday in "charge" mode and today it was showing "maintaining" so all is well.
Others had trouble getting their order to the Trik-L-Start people, but I had no problem.
Speedbird
I don't know whether to be :( that you'll toss and turn or :) that I won't be the only one flopping around like a landed marlin at 2 AM .... (welcome to my reality)