DC Electrical Problem. HELP !!
04 Fleetwood Revolution with 4 - 6 volt house batteries. Batteries are Trojans less the a year old. I'm currently plugged into shore power, 50 amp service. Yesterday my lights were dim, so invest...
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supercub wrote:
I can't keep the jumper cables hooked up, because the cables are getting hot. I assume it's because of high resistance due to poor conditions with the clamps. I disconnected them.
My next question is, if I run the generator, do you think that will charge my batteries up?
Thanks everyone for your input, sure did help.
Brian
Yes, with that bad fuse jumpered by your temporary cable, the batteries should charge if the charger has 120VAC to it. I don't understand why you ask if you should start the generator to charge the batteries .... you said in your original post you were plugged into shore power. Your charger should be working fine with that.... which it apparently is since you said you saw 13.75VDC on the side of the bad fuse that connected to the charger. That voltage would not be there if the charger was not functioning. That all said, you are at risk of who knows what by continuing to use your jumper cable. You really ought to obtain the proper fuse and replace it ...and as I said earlier, buy two ... just in case.
