Adding a battery charge line...
After 2 nights at Yellowstone my coach battery went dead. Checked for voltage from the starting battery with the engine running and the volt meter connected to the positive lead of the coach battery ...
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0.0 volts with or without the engine running? That just does not sound right. Even a worthless cadaver of a battery retains a volt or so. You measured 0.0 volts sticking meter probes directly into the lead posts of the battery, right?
If you are planning to stay with a single battery SIX GAUGE wire connected to the alternator terminal then to a SIXTY AMP rated fuse is fine. I prefer the totally automatic battery combiner products that allow full current to flow to the house battery. Like Blue Seas or Sure Power. They are much easier to connect than a solenoid.
I sheath wire that passes under the rig inside old garden hose and I keep it away from exhaust pipes. NAPA stores usually have wire and terminals. Where you are ALL BATTERY SALES on the internet can get stuff UPS to you in a day or so. Don't forget the 60 amp breakrr or fuse.
If you are planning to stay with a single battery SIX GAUGE wire connected to the alternator terminal then to a SIXTY AMP rated fuse is fine. I prefer the totally automatic battery combiner products that allow full current to flow to the house battery. Like Blue Seas or Sure Power. They are much easier to connect than a solenoid.
I sheath wire that passes under the rig inside old garden hose and I keep it away from exhaust pipes. NAPA stores usually have wire and terminals. Where you are ALL BATTERY SALES on the internet can get stuff UPS to you in a day or so. Don't forget the 60 amp breakrr or fuse.
