Issue with house batteries
Second issue we could use some help with. We are brand new to RV'ing and have a 2003 Winnebago Itasca Sunova. We were noticing issues with the house batteries staying charged, so we replaced them...
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bgosden wrote:
We took it out for the first time, and while driving for about 7 hours, we lost all power in the house and from our levels check looked like the house batteries were dead, leading us to believe the alternator on the engine is not charging the house batteries.
You first need to find out WHY THEY ARE BEING DISCHARGED ! If you are not familiar with basic electrical diagnosis methods you can spend a lot of money and waste a lot of time "shooting in the dark".
I can't teach that in an online forum and sadly, finding an RV mechanic that can do the job is difficult and expensive. The two tools you need if your are going to attempt DIY are an old fashioned 12VDC incandescent (not LED) test light and a digital multi meter with an "amp clamp" like Uni-T UT210E.
Your vehicle will NOT re-charge your batteries, but it certainly should prevent them from going dead.
