Charging house batteries from coach.
My 2008 Winnebago Aspect on an E450 chassis has 2-12 Volt house batteries. Has anyone had any success installing a circuit to charge house batteries from the coach alternator? When I pulled a travel ...
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There is a 60 amp fuse in the engine compartment that feeds a continuous duty relay intended to charge the house battery bank.
Mine blew 3 times and I had it replaced with a 50 auto reset breaker.
The OEM relay lasted less than one year. I replaced it with something that was much better from a capacity point of view.
I also doubled up and added a 2nd charging path consisting of an auto reset breaker, and continous duty relay.
I do have manual control of the relays which gives me a "poor man's battery boost" for the starting battery.
Mine blew 3 times and I had it replaced with a 50 auto reset breaker.
The OEM relay lasted less than one year. I replaced it with something that was much better from a capacity point of view.
I also doubled up and added a 2nd charging path consisting of an auto reset breaker, and continous duty relay.
I do have manual control of the relays which gives me a "poor man's battery boost" for the starting battery.
