House Battery Dies Quickly
I own a 2004 Coachmen Mirada class A. Last year I replaced the house battery. Now my battery won't run my lights for more than a couple of hours before dying. As I live in Florida, I figured maybe the...
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paulgreenwood1 wrote:
Sorry, guess I forgot to turn on the brain switch this morning. Let me rephrase....battery does not run lights for a few hours before dying. Even after using generator for air conditioning for a couple of hours, my battery dies quickly when generator is off and battery is powering lights/fridge.I figured a few hours with the generator on would have charged the house battery fairly sufficiently...
Thanks for explaining it, we were wondering what type of battery you had that would run the A/C for a couple hours.
Check the voltage at the house battery with the engine off. Then again with the engine running. You will see the voltage going into the battery.
But, first have it checked. You could have sufficient power going into a bad battery.
Also, have you ever read The 12 Volt Side of Life?
Good information on your batteries, etc..
