Battery #1 (Engine) vs. Battery #2 (House) Issue
Hi All,
First post on the forums, thanks for taking a minute.
Wife and I were driving our 1988 Honey Class A to visit family, and I inadvertently left the running lights on at the Mother-In-Law. Battery #1 now to low to start engine.
No problem, I'll just switch the leads to Battery #2 (House battery right beside it). No issues the rest of the day - I made certain to turn the lights off, ha-ha.
Hooked up the battery charger from my garage, charged for 24+ hours, checked it with a tester (output 12V+), and reconnected the wires the identical way they came off.
Cranked the engine for about 1/2 a second, then nothing. No lights, no click, nothing.
Switched the cranking battery cables back to the house battery, all good. Engine starts, lights good, everything working fine.
Grab another battery (had one in the garage, checked 12V+), put it in, connect it. Same problem - cranked the engine for about 1/2 a second, then nothing. No lights, no clicks, nothing.
Put the original cranking battery back in and connected it, then hooked up to shore power at my residence for 48 hours, thinking that maybe it might help.
Same problem - cranked the engine for about 1/2 a second, then nothing. No lights, no clicks, nothing.
Not sure where to look. I'm sure I can go out there and switch the battery cables back to the House battery and run along just fine, but that doesn't solve the problem.
Sorry for the long post - any ideas on what to check?
In friendship & safe travels,
RVimana
First post on the forums, thanks for taking a minute.
Wife and I were driving our 1988 Honey Class A to visit family, and I inadvertently left the running lights on at the Mother-In-Law. Battery #1 now to low to start engine.
No problem, I'll just switch the leads to Battery #2 (House battery right beside it). No issues the rest of the day - I made certain to turn the lights off, ha-ha.
Hooked up the battery charger from my garage, charged for 24+ hours, checked it with a tester (output 12V+), and reconnected the wires the identical way they came off.
Cranked the engine for about 1/2 a second, then nothing. No lights, no click, nothing.
Switched the cranking battery cables back to the house battery, all good. Engine starts, lights good, everything working fine.
Grab another battery (had one in the garage, checked 12V+), put it in, connect it. Same problem - cranked the engine for about 1/2 a second, then nothing. No lights, no clicks, nothing.
Put the original cranking battery back in and connected it, then hooked up to shore power at my residence for 48 hours, thinking that maybe it might help.
Same problem - cranked the engine for about 1/2 a second, then nothing. No lights, no clicks, nothing.
Not sure where to look. I'm sure I can go out there and switch the battery cables back to the House battery and run along just fine, but that doesn't solve the problem.
Sorry for the long post - any ideas on what to check?
In friendship & safe travels,
RVimana
