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GlampinLife
Jul 04, 2014Explorer
haha a very good learning experience, electrical is weakness. I really appreciate all the help and time!
I noticed now my aisle lights aren't working, so I'm going to trace that tomorrow to see what's causing them not to come up when I flip the switch in that panel :)
My alternator went out on that trip to Va Beach on the way down and I didn't realize it. The chassis batteries were dead after like day 2 or 3 and I figured I had left something on. So I went and bought 2 new chassis batteries the day before we left to come home (VA Beach to Cincinnati). 2 hours into the trip, the battery light came on and I noticed the volt gauge was below halfway and would come up a litttle when I let off the throttle. So when the battery finally died an hour away from home, I hooked the battery charger up to the batteries on 30amp and that was good enough for the gauges to start working again. I pulled the alternator off, had it tested (no output) and bought a rebuilt one for $120 and put it on the other day, fixed the problem.
Fun times :)
I noticed now my aisle lights aren't working, so I'm going to trace that tomorrow to see what's causing them not to come up when I flip the switch in that panel :)
My alternator went out on that trip to Va Beach on the way down and I didn't realize it. The chassis batteries were dead after like day 2 or 3 and I figured I had left something on. So I went and bought 2 new chassis batteries the day before we left to come home (VA Beach to Cincinnati). 2 hours into the trip, the battery light came on and I noticed the volt gauge was below halfway and would come up a litttle when I let off the throttle. So when the battery finally died an hour away from home, I hooked the battery charger up to the batteries on 30amp and that was good enough for the gauges to start working again. I pulled the alternator off, had it tested (no output) and bought a rebuilt one for $120 and put it on the other day, fixed the problem.
Fun times :)
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