Too many batteries?
I just watched a (somewhat boring) youtube video on the 2017 Newmar King Aire. Very nice coach, of course. But, one thing that makes me wonder is that they put 16 batteries in it, plus a couple for ...
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tropical36 wrote:I was just going to note that if the gen started off chassis batteries, then the start recovery wouldn't be a factor on the coach batteries. I believe my 8k starts from the chassis.Mile High wrote:tropical36 wrote:Which leads to another question, does the generator start from chassis or coach batteries?
With the .5 hour genset run in the morning, is this even enough to recover from starting it, in the first place?
It's not a given and most of the gas coaches, I've known, start off of the house batteries, but most sure some of these diesel units start from the chassis batteries. Don't know how much juice the preheat takes, which can last as long as 14 secs, but I can't even hear the starter turning over when it starts.
