Inverter question

dougrainer wrote:

2chiefsRus wrote:
We also have a 2007 made by the same manufacturer, although it is a 2007 Monaco Knight. You don't specify which Holiday Rambler model you have. Our Knight did NOT charge the batteries from the engine running as it came from the factory. I should add that it did say in the manual that it was set up to charge from the engine. When we contacted Monaco we were told that the manual was a misprint and that function was only available on a "high end" coach.

ALL MONACO'S CHARGE BOTH BATTERY BANKS FROM THE CHASSIS ENGINE. PERIOD. I don't know where and who some of you talked too, but as a Technician that serviced NEW Monaco's until they went under in 2007(from 1999 when we took them on), and STILL service them all, the system does charge BOTH battery banks from the engine Alternator. NOW, there is one exception. IF you have the Genset ON while driving, the COACH battery charge solenoid from the Chassis Alternator is locked out, because the Inverter/CHARGER will be charging the Coach batteries. Turn the Genset OFF while driving and the Alternator comes back online and charges the coach batteries. Now to the last statement about hi end. That refers to the Trickle charger system that charges the CHASSIS batteries while camped. The lo end Monaco's/HR's did not have that Module installed from the factory. Doug

What he said.... :-) My 1999 Endeavor charges both house and chassis batteries from the engine when driving down the road. I added a Battery Tender brand trickle-charger to my chassis battery that keeps it topped off when we are camping or parked in the driveway connected to shore power or when the genset is running. The outlet I plugged it into is the old TV outlet in the front compartment. That outlet gets locked out when the engine is running, so there's no competing charge happening from both the alternator and the Battery Tender.