electrical confusion on 08 bus
We don't have power in storage. When we picked it up after 5 weeks, the house batteries were dead, but the rig started up fine. It has a batterykeeper... Soo... does that keep the chassie battery cha...
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You have a 08 Tiffin Bus.
1. The battery tender is for the chassis battery ONLY. It works as your chassis batteries were up and started the engine
2. Your 08 Bus has a Inverter/Charger which will keep the Coach batteries charged. Since your chassis battery tender was working, your bus had 120 power in storage. The Inverter/Charger is automatic, so either the coach batteries are BAD( probable since they are 6 years old if original) and boiled dry. Check the coach battery water. BUT, even if they are DEAD, the Inverter/Charger should have supplied 12 volt power. There is an exception to this. IF the batteries went dry or could not charge, then some model Inverter/Chargers will shut down and not charge until you put a good battery or surface charge to reset the Inverter/Charger. Also, on your Tiffin, there is a 250/300 amp fuse between the battery and the Inverter/Charger that may be blown. If the coach battery water is low or gone, REPLACE the batteries. Doug
1. The battery tender is for the chassis battery ONLY. It works as your chassis batteries were up and started the engine
2. Your 08 Bus has a Inverter/Charger which will keep the Coach batteries charged. Since your chassis battery tender was working, your bus had 120 power in storage. The Inverter/Charger is automatic, so either the coach batteries are BAD( probable since they are 6 years old if original) and boiled dry. Check the coach battery water. BUT, even if they are DEAD, the Inverter/Charger should have supplied 12 volt power. There is an exception to this. IF the batteries went dry or could not charge, then some model Inverter/Chargers will shut down and not charge until you put a good battery or surface charge to reset the Inverter/Charger. Also, on your Tiffin, there is a 250/300 amp fuse between the battery and the Inverter/Charger that may be blown. If the coach battery water is low or gone, REPLACE the batteries. Doug
