Hypothetical DC electrical Question
Hello All, I have a hypothetical question concerning DC electrical power in a diesel pusher RV. Our rig is a 96 Dynasty with a mechanical Cummins C8.3 (96 was supposedly the last year for the mechani...
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A lot of considerations that are coach dependent but many are the same in basic operation. The alternator charges both the house and chassis by means of a bi-directional relay or something similar, Shore power charges the house batteries via the inverter or converter. The chassis batteries are kept topped off by either an echo charger or something similar. Regardless of the specifics there is generally some mechanism to keep both battery banks charged from both the alternator or shore power.
If the alternatro fails than running the gen set will merely substiute for shore power and keep both bank charged. If one does not have an echo charger or such it's a simple matter to add on.
A last ditch effort is to stick a toothpick into the battery parallel switch to keep it engaged.....been there done that..and it works well.
If the alternatro fails than running the gen set will merely substiute for shore power and keep both bank charged. If one does not have an echo charger or such it's a simple matter to add on.
A last ditch effort is to stick a toothpick into the battery parallel switch to keep it engaged.....been there done that..and it works well.
