New coach, old (charging) question....
Hey guys, 1st time poster here. Been a member since '02 (what's that tell you) but finally got life in order enough to settle down with a coach! The wife and I just picked up an '00 Itasca Suncruis...
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vibrant93-- jGet rid of the Magnetek boat anchor. It has "cooked" countless batteries since it was installed in your Suncruiser. Don't let it "cook" your new batteries, even if you can get it to work. It just will cost you more than getting a new Progressive Dynamics or Iota converter.
Winnebago also did not install anything to keep your chassis battery charged. I highly recommend you install a Ultra Trick-L-Start to automatically charge the chassis battery whenever you are plugged into shore power or the generator is running.
If you do want to check the boat anchor, first make sure the converter is plugged into a good 120 volt ac outlet. Start with a voltage reading right at the output terminals of the converter. It should always read over 13 volts. If it is less than 13 volts at the converter output and you are sure the fuses on the converter are good, then the converter is dead. Good Riddance!
There is also an automatic circuit breaker just before the batteries on many Winnebago MHs. Check for converter voltage on both sides of this circuit breaker to make sure it is good. This is usually in the charge wire just before the batteries.
You will never regret installing a good multi stage converter over the boat anchor you have now. Good luck-- Mick
Winnebago also did not install anything to keep your chassis battery charged. I highly recommend you install a Ultra Trick-L-Start to automatically charge the chassis battery whenever you are plugged into shore power or the generator is running.
If you do want to check the boat anchor, first make sure the converter is plugged into a good 120 volt ac outlet. Start with a voltage reading right at the output terminals of the converter. It should always read over 13 volts. If it is less than 13 volts at the converter output and you are sure the fuses on the converter are good, then the converter is dead. Good Riddance!
There is also an automatic circuit breaker just before the batteries on many Winnebago MHs. Check for converter voltage on both sides of this circuit breaker to make sure it is good. This is usually in the charge wire just before the batteries.
You will never regret installing a good multi stage converter over the boat anchor you have now. Good luck-- Mick
