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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RLS7201 wrote: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'm just throwing this out for debate, but doesn't the engine ignition switch normally cause the isolator relay to close when the engine is running? If so the generator/converter will indeed charge the chassis battery while running down the road.
Richard
Could be and with my inverter/converter/charger, I'm most sure the Big Boy closes on the chassis, when the house batteries are at 13.3v or so, regardless of the ignition switch position.
