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YellowSled
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Sep 17, 2014

Quick Q: Charging house battery question on a 2004 Winnie

Quick question, does the house batteries get charged from the alternator while you are driving, or does it only charge the chassis battery? Thus, is the only way to charge the house batteries is v...
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time2roll
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Sep 17, 2014
Virtually every motorhome is designed to have the alternator charge and maintain the house battery while in transit.

You should see the voltage on the house battery rise at least half a volt when the engine is running. If not then something needs fixed, cleaned, replaced or adjusted.

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