Charging Issues

simple274 wrote:
Yes, it was a (bird) that I replaced

If it was a shiny solenoid it is only a bird type if there is a circuit that drives it. I doubt your year model gasser has the bird component.

Has it worked in the past the way you describe? With the ignition on the solenoid is a direct path between the battery banks. That control voltage is not available with the ignition off.

As suggested, a Trik-l-start or small charger is the ticket.

Mine doesn't either, and theres nothing wrong w/ it. Some chassis batteries, like mine, get charged by the alternator only. The house batts get charged by anything that putting out a charge,....converter, alternator, and solar.

Yes, it was a (bird) that I replaced

Depends on what the solenoid is designed to do. Is it a BIRD (bi-directional)?

Otherwise you can add a Trik-L-Start combiner.

Pretty normal. There is an isolator that prevents thst from happening.