2010 pleasure-way excel coach battery wiring
I purchased a 2010 Pleasure-way Excel TS from a previous owner. Have noticed when travelling that if I have the refrigerator on DC, my coach battery goes dead in about two hours. Anyone had this probl...
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Hi 326,
Welcome to the forums.
The alternator "reads" the chassis battery and cuts back on charging.
The "house" battery is a long wire run usually with fairly inadequate wire.
The fridge draws about 30 amps on the 12 volt DC setting.
Some improvement can be had from running thicker wire to the house bank.
Another solution is adding an external diode system to the existing alternator and using that output to recharge the house bank.
It is also possible that the existing isolator relay between the chassis and house bank has failed so that no charging at all is happening.
Check this with a meter. Measure the house bank voltage, start the engine, and remeasure the voltage. If it does not go up, there is a problem.
Welcome to the forums.
The alternator "reads" the chassis battery and cuts back on charging.
The "house" battery is a long wire run usually with fairly inadequate wire.
The fridge draws about 30 amps on the 12 volt DC setting.
Some improvement can be had from running thicker wire to the house bank.
Another solution is adding an external diode system to the existing alternator and using that output to recharge the house bank.
It is also possible that the existing isolator relay between the chassis and house bank has failed so that no charging at all is happening.
Check this with a meter. Measure the house bank voltage, start the engine, and remeasure the voltage. If it does not go up, there is a problem.
