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GrouchyOldMan
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Nov 12, 2021

Alternator not charging the House after battery upgrade HELP

The 4-year old batteries in our 2016 Coachman Freelander 21QB motorhome were getting tired and I decided on a replacement before we begin our winter travels. The old bank consisted of two 12 VDC 80...
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IAMICHABOD
Explorer II
Nov 12, 2021
When I had this happen to me on my Chevy Based Chassis RV,the alternator was not charging the house batteries,I found that the CONTINUOUS DUTY SOLENOID had failed.

When you start your RV the voltage should go up to 14.4 or so then within a few seconds the solenoid will click and you will get power to the house batteries.If you can find it it is easy to check with a simple volt meter.

Mine was in the battery box area. Check that out,you may not have put the wires back on that lead to it from the battery or it has failed.

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