Converter charging vehicle battery
Is there anyway to tell definitively if when hooked to shore power my converter charges not only the house batteries but the van battery? I haven't found any documentation to tell me it does. I'd like...
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With your shore power cord plugged in disconnect the positive terminal of the chassis battery then turn on the ignition.
If the instrument cluster and radio come on, the converter is powering the chassis battery.
However based on my similar vintage Winnie, I think you'll find the chassis battery does not charge from the converter. In that time period Winnebago used a constant duty relay to link the house and chassis batteries together for charging from the alternator. The relay is only closed by the ignition circuit. If the ignition is not in the run position the relay is open.
If the instrument cluster and radio come on, the converter is powering the chassis battery.
However based on my similar vintage Winnie, I think you'll find the chassis battery does not charge from the converter. In that time period Winnebago used a constant duty relay to link the house and chassis batteries together for charging from the alternator. The relay is only closed by the ignition circuit. If the ignition is not in the run position the relay is open.
