Alternator Not Charging Chassis Battery
1996 Lazy Daze on a Chevy P30 chassis. I have an alternator that is not charging. The simple answer might be that it is the alternator but these Chevies have an "exciter" circuit that determines wh...
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Make sure the alternator belt is not slipping...
I'm assuming your information panel on your truck display is showing the ALTERNATOR FAULT symbol...
If all of this is OK around your alternator and start battery then your problem is downleg from the alternator...
I always get confused about which battery folks are talking about... You have a engine start battery under the hood and then a different battery solely for the house items... I'm never sure the term 'chassis battery' would be the engine 'start battery' system.
In my case it is easy hehe... I have a truck with a start battery pulling a trailer with a battery bank.
Roy Ken
I'm assuming your information panel on your truck display is showing the ALTERNATOR FAULT symbol...
If all of this is OK around your alternator and start battery then your problem is downleg from the alternator...
I always get confused about which battery folks are talking about... You have a engine start battery under the hood and then a different battery solely for the house items... I'm never sure the term 'chassis battery' would be the engine 'start battery' system.
In my case it is easy hehe... I have a truck with a start battery pulling a trailer with a battery bank.
Roy Ken
