Charging system
The coach has been sitting since last Oct 2017. My wife and I were going to head south last February but she got sick, she passed away in June. I haven't decided whether to keep the motorhome or n...
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wolfe10 wrote:
Yes, in an emergency you can run the generator which powers your converter, charger or inverter/charger to charge (at least) the house battery bank.
On most coaches, it will NOT charge the chassis battery. So, to drive, you will need to either use your boost/combine switch or physically connect the battery banks-- you have to have the chassis battery at above 12 VDC while driving, as it powers the engine and transmission computers!
I guess, for some entry level models, but even with our old 98 gasser, the converter charger charged the chassis batteries, once the house was up to par. The alternator did so with the house batteries, as well as the chassis, as there was a time when the genset wouldn't turn over, but did so immediately after starting the engine.
