Charge Wizard light
Just installed a PD4645 bottom replacement and fuse board. At rest house batteries show 12.31 volts . With gen running, bat show 12.70 and climbs slowly, got up to 13.25. With gen off and motor run...
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tarnold wrote:
Piano, surely you are wrong about the gen not charging the house bat?
There are exceptions of course (Are there not always exceptions?)
But on most motor homes with generators designed for RV use the generator has no 12 volt output, only 120vac out, and that feeds the house systems same as shore power.
ONE of the house systems is the converter (or in some cases an inverter with charger ability) and THIS is what charges the battery.
EXACTLY THE SAME AS SHORE POWER!!!
So Piano is correct. Usually.
In some cases there are a few motor homes which have 3 batteries, ONE is dedicated to the generator and is maintained by the generator it has no other function than to start the generator.
And of course some RV's have "Stand alone" generators that do put out battery charge voltage,, but this is rare because there is no reason for the more costly stand-alone type genny
