Master disconnect on fourwinds 5000

enblethen wrote:
Does the rig have a emergency start switch? If it does she should be able to energize the emergency start to turn the coach batteries on and to start the genset.

Didn't know that detail. It does have an emergency start switch...I'll pass that along to her...any thoughts on what could drain a brand new battery in that short amount of time ? It certainly isn't charging but why would it be draining ? Dead short somewhere ? How would I go about finding that ?

Does the rig have a emergency start switch? If it does she should be able to energize the emergency start to turn the coach batteries on and to start the genset.

She was driving a when she arrived at her friends home she attempted to start the generator and found the battery was dead and the master switch just had a FIM glow and would not turn off. So she had no lights, water pump etc.....no shore power where she ended up having yo park the coach. The battery was brand new top of the line 300 dollar battery....something drained the battery while she was driving. It was only a 10 hour drive and it's completely dead...just can understand why it didn't charge as she drove or what could have drained a brand new battery that quickly. She is a nervous wreak as am I..thankfully the engine starts and runs fine m it's just the house battery that has the issue, sorry if I wasn't clear...scrambling yo get an answer yo help her...she not very good under pressure...

If she is travelling or camping, why would you need to turn the battery off?
What is she using that would run the battery down overnight?

The battery disconnects should both be in the "on" position while the rig is in use.
Why is she trying to turn them off?

Is she driving, and battery went dead? Should not have. NOT sure if Master Disconnect has to be ON for Chassis to charge House Battery. It DOES have to be ON for the onboard Converter/Charger to charge it. But that's only if there's 120-Volts-AC (from campground power pedestal or coach's Generator) available.

So is she Driving or Camped? If Camped with campground power, no need to turn the 12-Volt-DC system OFF. Should be ON to recharge the House Battery.