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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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pauldub
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Sep 17, 2014
Like pnichols, my '03 Winnie had the charging solenoid fail. If your's isn't charging with the engine running, it's likely that the solenoid has died. You can tell whether or not it's charging the house batteries by checking the voltage in the house. I use a little cigarette lighter plug in volt meter in the 12V power receptacle near my dinette.

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