Batteries, DC Power, & Generator Issues
My motorhome has been in use in Naples, FL from April to now. It's connected all the time to a 50 AMP service. Recently, the interior lights go dim after a while. I noticed that my battery level on a ...
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To answer a few items in the thread above... I do exercise the generator about once a month or so, the gas in the tank is from May, the batteries are only 2 years old but I did neglect to keep water levels up, and I do have a voltage meter to check things out.
Process of elimination, only running the MH engine would show a 13.6V charge to the house batteries. 50 AMP service coming in and the generator by itself didn't. So, process of elimination, I went to CW and bought the same converter ($249 w/ tax). It's installed and appears to have solved the problem. I only hope the batteries can retain a good charge. The salesperson at CW said that dimming house lights are often a good sign of this problem.
Interestingly, I put 110 to the old converter and hooked up the voltage meter and it showed 13.6V with nothing attached. When still on the coach, it did not do that. The fan was not running on the old converter. I assume it's still bad.
Again, thanks for everyone's help.
Process of elimination, only running the MH engine would show a 13.6V charge to the house batteries. 50 AMP service coming in and the generator by itself didn't. So, process of elimination, I went to CW and bought the same converter ($249 w/ tax). It's installed and appears to have solved the problem. I only hope the batteries can retain a good charge. The salesperson at CW said that dimming house lights are often a good sign of this problem.
Interestingly, I put 110 to the old converter and hooked up the voltage meter and it showed 13.6V with nothing attached. When still on the coach, it did not do that. The fan was not running on the old converter. I assume it's still bad.
Again, thanks for everyone's help.
