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jaycocamper6230's avatar
Apr 15, 2019

Engine batteries not charging

I have my 2006 Bounder 37U here at home in my shop and has been hooked up to shore power since Wednesday. House batteries are charging and chassis batteries are not. Now the RV won't start. Where do I start. I have a Big Boy battery isolator ad it has 13.4 volts on one post and 11.5 on the other. All interstate batteries are 2 years old

18 Replies

  • enblethen wrote:
    The cover should show the fuses and their function.


    the cover explains nothing
  • RLS7201 wrote:
    Close to the two battery banks is a black box called a Battery Control Center (BCC), manufactured by RV Custom Products. In the BCC, behind the circuit board, is the isolator relay. It's the silver one. It's probably your problem. On the back side of the BCC cover is a wiring print, that shows how the isolator relay connects the two battery banks together when either battery bank reaches 13.2 volts. Your coach DOES charge the chassis battery when plugged in. Advice about your charging system from non Fleetwood owners is usually incorrect.

    Richard


    so you're saying take the entire fuse panel out because there is no isolator relay there
  • Close to the two battery banks is a black box called a Battery Control Center (BCC), manufactured by RV Custom Products. In the BCC, behind the circuit board, is the isolator relay. It's the silver one. It's probably your problem. On the back side of the BCC cover is a wiring print, that shows how the isolator relay connects the two battery banks together when either battery bank reaches 13.2 volts. Your coach DOES charge the chassis battery when plugged in. Advice about your charging system from non Fleetwood owners is usually incorrect.

    Richard
  • Did you hear a load click when you pressed the switch? No, would mean no power to it. Locate your battery control center and check for the aux start fuse.
    The aux start relay on many are the same one for charging coach battery from the chassis alternator.
  • Do you have a "aux" start button on the dash? It is a momemtary rocker. Pushing it should allow to start the rig off the coach batteries.
    Many rigs do not charge the chassis battery from shore power. I put a small charger on the chassis battery to keep it up.