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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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wanderingaimles
Explorer
Nov 12, 2021
Do you have switches (likely near the door) for chassis use and coach use? I have accidently bumped one of those when getting in or out and had it cut the connection to whichever batteries the switch was for.
A couple of days later, I had dead batteries in one of the positions.

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