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AllenT1946
Explorer
Nov 04, 2013

House batteries and alternator

Hi all, I need your help. When it comes to electrical issues, I'm not the brightest bulb in the chandalier.I have a '07 monaco and I was told that the house batteries should be charging from the alternator while I'm driving. Mine does not. Is the alternator supposed to charge the house batts or not? If it is, then what could my problem be? If their not, then how can I make them charge that way?
Allen
  • truepath's avatar
    truepath
    Explorer
    Nov 07, 2013
    It could be a simple as a tripped breaker. There should be a breaker (or fuse) somewhere in the wire from the battery separator (solenoid or diode isolator) to the house battery. If it is tripped there was something that caused it so that needs to be investigated.
  • MEXICOWANDERER's avatar
    MEXICOWANDERER
    Explorer
    Nov 07, 2013
    tenbear wrote:
    MEXICOWANDERER wrote:
    What is needed is a pictorial page showing what these components LOOK LIKE. Maybe the webmaster would go for creating such a page, maybe not. An image with a description below.

    Look for this part

    Look for that part

    Under the hood. Under the dash. In the battery compartment. But some folks are not aware of basic safety protocol. So this must be considered as well.

    That page already exists, its called Google Images.


    Hmmm,

    Google SOLENOID. GOOGLE IMAGE anything unfamilar. Prepare to go nuts.

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