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BFL13
May 28, 2018Explorer II
enblethen wrote:
I would also be careful about tieing chassis and coach system together without an automatic system such as a relay to separate them. You could end up with all batteries being dead.
The OP second photo at the bottom shows what looks like the isolator in my MH which is mounted up front near the engine battery. It is open unless ignition is on when it closes, allowing "alternator charging". It does not work in reverse so you get converter charging of the engine battery when the engine is not running. For that you need to do something else (another topic).
In this case it seems to be all at the "BCC", which is near the house battery box by the steps, but this is not the WFCO "power centre" for the house. You can change the converter from the WFCO, but that still leaves the original power centre with its DC fuse panel up in the bedroom at the back.
The OP says Victron monitor, but has no provision for it in the drawing--such as its shunt.
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