Fried battery
I started to smell this rotten egg smell and after a lot of crawling around I traced it to the chassis battery. It was really hot and giving off that terrible smell. I disconnected it and took it out ...
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It takes a LOT of current to make that happen.
The most common cause is shorted contacts on the starter solenoid, keeping the starter running (or trying to) a lot longer than it should.
The second most likely cause is a short inside the battery itself.
The charging equipment in an RV is generally not capable of pumping in that much current, unless it has had a massive failure internally.
EVERY RV OWNER NEEDS A VOLTMETER.
Then.....turn that switch back on and see what happens.
AFTER you get a voltmeter so you can monitor what is happening.
IF your chassis battery was cooked by the charging equipment in the "house", then your house batteries should be toast too.
The most common cause is shorted contacts on the starter solenoid, keeping the starter running (or trying to) a lot longer than it should.
The second most likely cause is a short inside the battery itself.
The charging equipment in an RV is generally not capable of pumping in that much current, unless it has had a massive failure internally.
EVERY RV OWNER NEEDS A VOLTMETER.
Then.....turn that switch back on and see what happens.
AFTER you get a voltmeter so you can monitor what is happening.
IF your chassis battery was cooked by the charging equipment in the "house", then your house batteries should be toast too.
