Battery & electrical questions
I have a 2014 Coachmen 21QB on a Chevy 4500 chassis, with an Onan 4KW generator. *Does the generator have its own starting battery? If so, how is this battery charged? Or does the generator crank...
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Generally the MH manufacturers will not take power from the chassis/engine battery for generator starting as they do not want to risk running down the battery and leaving you stranded.
The manufacturers do however take power from the chassis/engine battery for the slide system and the retractable steps, as they do not want to risk you being stranded by not being able to retract either of these. If you have a slide, it is a very good idea to run the engine while you are operating the slide so you have higher voltage and additional amperage available to operate it. My Winnebago View recommended this in the manual.
Charles
The manufacturers do however take power from the chassis/engine battery for the slide system and the retractable steps, as they do not want to risk you being stranded by not being able to retract either of these. If you have a slide, it is a very good idea to run the engine while you are operating the slide so you have higher voltage and additional amperage available to operate it. My Winnebago View recommended this in the manual.
Charles
