Well, I had both my father and father-in-law help me troubleshoot the problem today. We found that there is an inline fuse about 8 inches from the positive terminal. And lo and behold, the fuse was blown! So, there was no way for the battery to be drained since there was no way to drain it!
I put in a new fuse and plugged the TM into shore power. I will check it tomorrow to see if it charges. I will also check the date code on the battery.
Sometimes it is the easiest (and apparently the most obvious) things that can cause the most frustration. I previously went inside and popped all the circuit breakers and removed and reseated all the DC blade fuses, etc. I never imagined that the little plastic tube on the wire could have been the problem! I have never seen an inline fuse get blown! Oh well, live and learn.
Hopefully this was a fluke and not an indication of another problem!
Looking forward to getting the TM cleaned out and ready for camping.
Thanks to all the great help from my fellow TM Owners!
Dean
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