Generator draining chassis batteries
Hi all:
We have a 2005 Mandalay 400HP Cummins and don't use it a whole lot. (although have been better this summer). We take it yearly to a football game weekend and use the generator. Sevel times, while running the generator from a Friday to Sunday morning, the chassis will be dead. I am thinking that the generator is running off the chassis so rather than charging it up, it is slowly draining it. the house batteries are fine. I started the generator and if I switch the chassis batteries to the disconnect, it kills the generator (leading me to think what I do about them working together for more than just powering up the penny).
So, given that we are going next weekend on a football weekend, would attaching a battery minder like the Noco Genius to the chassis batteries solve my problem (if only temporarily).? Any other ideas you can think of? Thanks so much.
Trish
We have a 2005 Mandalay 400HP Cummins and don't use it a whole lot. (although have been better this summer). We take it yearly to a football game weekend and use the generator. Sevel times, while running the generator from a Friday to Sunday morning, the chassis will be dead. I am thinking that the generator is running off the chassis so rather than charging it up, it is slowly draining it. the house batteries are fine. I started the generator and if I switch the chassis batteries to the disconnect, it kills the generator (leading me to think what I do about them working together for more than just powering up the penny).
So, given that we are going next weekend on a football weekend, would attaching a battery minder like the Noco Genius to the chassis batteries solve my problem (if only temporarily).? Any other ideas you can think of? Thanks so much.
Trish
