Exterior lights on house battery!?
1996 Gulfstream Class C on E350 chassis. After 5 hours of driving at night without the generator running (not something I have previously done in the 2 years/10K miles I have owned it), I noticed in m...
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If he's a good mechanic then find someone else for electrical.
It's certainly true that all outside running lights should be connected to the chassis battery. But what he missed: Both battery banks should be charged with the alternator and your house battery is not being charged when you are driving. This has been masked in the past by your use of the generator when traveling.
The alternator charges the chassis battery and a isolator connects the house battery when you are driving. Possibly you have a older diode based isolator or you have a continuous duty solenoid that gets activated when the engine is running. Find out which type you have and get it fixed.
It's certainly true that all outside running lights should be connected to the chassis battery. But what he missed: Both battery banks should be charged with the alternator and your house battery is not being charged when you are driving. This has been masked in the past by your use of the generator when traveling.
The alternator charges the chassis battery and a isolator connects the house battery when you are driving. Possibly you have a older diode based isolator or you have a continuous duty solenoid that gets activated when the engine is running. Find out which type you have and get it fixed.
