Onan Generator Starter Battery - Which one?
Specifications: Motorhome - 2003 Fleetwood Expedition 34W - Cummins 5.9 ISB Generator - Onan/Cummins Quiet Diesel 7500 Which battery group is best to use to start the generator? Engine ba...
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JumboJet wrote:
Specifications:
Motorhome - 2003 Fleetwood Expedition 34W - Cummins 5.9 ISB
Generator - Onan/Cummins Quiet Diesel 7500
Which battery group is best to use to start the generator? Engine batteries? House batteries?
Issue #1: House batteries are used for 2000 Watt Inverter. Generator will not start when house batteries are at 10 volt cutoff to the inverter.
Issue #1: House batteries are used for 2000 Watt Inverter. Generator will not start when house batteries are at 10 volt cutoff to the inverter.
Issue #2: House batteries are being replaced and I wonder if it would not be best to move the generator start cables to the engine batteries, OR install a separate battery for starting the Onan generator and provide a charging wire from the engine alternator?
When the generator is powering the Xantrex Inverter/Charger, the house batteries would be re-charging.
I would be concerned about letting my batteries drop down to 10volts, this is a killer on your batteries
An easy fix, is start your gen set, before your batteries get down that low
