Generator
Hi All, thank you for all the help you have given me in the past few months getting oriented to my new 2016 Coachman Freelander. I'm the traveling grandma. I have taken a couple of trips so far with n...
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cgmartine wrote:
When the house batteries are low, merely starting the engine will not suffice to start the generator. if your motorhome is equipped with an auxiliary switch, you have to press on the on position in order to connect the engine batteries with the house batteries.
On many, if not most, motor homes, merely starting the chassis engine engages the same solenoid to connect the two battery banks together. It is not necessary to also press the auxiliary switch.
That is how the chassis alternator charges the house batteries.
