Charging from truck charging system
Have a 2014 W&P and for the most part have had very few issues until this week. 1. When going down road the battery will not stay charged by truck Alt. 270 amp. Alt can handle this. The refe...
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theoldwizard1 wrote:kerrlakeroo wrote:
First thought, try a voltage check on the battery, with truck disconnected and shore power off, then connect truck and check again to ensure you are getting a good connection to the truck. Voltage should come up from 12.5 or so disconnected to 13.8-14.2 with truck connected and running.
That voltage will keep a house battery from going dead, but will never fully recharge it.
I understand that, but his question was recharging from truck, Voltage should increase unless a problem is in the system, blown fuse on truck, loose connection on 7 pin plug, nicked wire somewhere in the lines. I was just trying to narrow the scope to a single part of the system.
Or, is the problem strictly on the 5 er, gotta start somewhere and my first thought was narrowing whether its the truck or trailer.
