Charging House Batteries
On my old motorhome (1996 Damon Ultrasport) it does not charge the house batteries when the generator runs. Is this typical of most RVs? Will me new to me 2006 Damon charge the batteries when the ...
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MagillaGorilla wrote:
I guess it does not matter how it worked in the old RV, I am just wondering how it will work in the newer one.
Standard practice is for the charger/converter system to operate from either the shore power cord or from the generator, charging the house batteries. That's almost certainly the way the newer one would (should) work. I would guess it's how your older unit also is intended to work in general, though obviously it's acting differently for some unknown reason.
One possible exception may be if there's a fancy enough electrical management system and substantial other loads such that it deems some load shedding is necessary. It could possibly be set up to shed house battery charging (either partly or entirely).
