Diesel Engine
We bought a new Motor Home with a Diesel engine in it. The question I have, we are at a park for the winter and I was wondering if I can run the engine for 15 minutes while parked, with the 50 amp pow...
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lanerd wrote:Are you sure about that? I have never heard of a transfer switch for the 12 volt system... Theoretically, there is no reason it can't be done... But since there is really no benefit to such a installation... Why would the OP have such a system?sch911 wrote:lanerd wrote:
You can run it that long, and it doesn't matter if you're plugged into shore power as your transfer switch will disconnect and make the engine's alternator primary.
Sorry but that's incorrect information. The transfer switch would only change over if the generator was started. The chassis alternator has nothing to do with the 120V AC system.
Not knowing what the OP was asking the question for, I assumed he was referring to charging the chassis batteries. So my answer stands. I didn't say anything about 120vac.
Ron
