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ichudov
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Dec 18, 2014

Does the engine alternator charge house batteries?

I am a relatively new owner of a used Windsor Monaco 40 PST motorhome. I have not yet found the answer as to whether the running engine supplies electricity to charge house batteries (as opposed t...
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JimM68
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Dec 19, 2014
Monaco used a number of different systems just between 1995 and 2010...

A year of your coach would help us pin it down.

My 2008 has the newest BIRD system, and will and does charge both the house and chassis battery banks, once the primary bank is fully charged, from whatever charge source is connected.

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