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mdecorso
Explorer
Nov 13, 2015

House battery not charging properly. Bypass solenoid?

I am having some difficulty getting my house battery in my 1992 Ford E350 Class C Four Winds to charge properly. I think the solenoid between the engine battery and house battery is failing. On th...
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Salvo
Explorer
Nov 13, 2015
This doesn't make sense. When the Onan is running, you should be getting more than 11.8V at the house battery.

mdecorso wrote:

With my Onan generator running, I get a 13.8 reading at the engine battery and engine battery side of the solenoid, and an 11.8 reading at the house battery side of the solenoid.

ThaNks.

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