Dead battery charger/converter?
Today I went out to do some maintenance on the RV that has been neglected since early January. Generator would not start. Engine would not start. I hit the button on the volt meter I installed like many others here and it would not light up at all!
The lights are working on shore power (all 12 volt lights). I grabbed my volt meter and the engine/chassis battery read 0.42 volts. The two 6 volt house batteries read 2.49 volts in series.
I have the Magnetek 6332 that was retrofit with a 7345RV about 15 years ago.
1. Can the Magnetek run the 12 volt side of things and not charge the batteries?
2. There is a battery disconnect switch. If this got triggered accidentally in December when we last used the RV, would this kill the batteries?
3. I know the engine 12v battery is toast but will the Costco GC batteries come back to a useful life? An external charger seems to be doing a normal cycle on them but the 12v battery only made the needle bump when turned on...
Any ideas on what to look for and test before I start replacing things?
Should I think about upgrading to the PowerMax PM4B-45?
The lights are working on shore power (all 12 volt lights). I grabbed my volt meter and the engine/chassis battery read 0.42 volts. The two 6 volt house batteries read 2.49 volts in series.
I have the Magnetek 6332 that was retrofit with a 7345RV about 15 years ago.
1. Can the Magnetek run the 12 volt side of things and not charge the batteries?
2. There is a battery disconnect switch. If this got triggered accidentally in December when we last used the RV, would this kill the batteries?
3. I know the engine 12v battery is toast but will the Costco GC batteries come back to a useful life? An external charger seems to be doing a normal cycle on them but the 12v battery only made the needle bump when turned on...
Any ideas on what to look for and test before I start replacing things?
Should I think about upgrading to the PowerMax PM4B-45?
