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mdecorso
Nov 13, 2015Explorer
So I cannot find any battery disconnect switch anywhere. I bought this used with no run through, but I have all the manuals and have been through them thoroughly. I have also traced tone of wiring from front to back and saw no such thing. When the generator is running, I get a four light (all of them) reading on my monitor panel. When engine running, three. I know that is not right.
The solenoid I have between the two batteries (engine/coach) has the two main lugs/posts and one other, not two like on a startery solenoid. I get the same voltage reading coming off of that, 12.7.
I sorta need the battery to charge NOW or I can't start the generator and am dead in the water with wife and kids living in it. Not good. So the bypass is a temporary idea until I can figure out what is really going on.
I have the alternator and starter tested at an Auto Zone a couple days before shipping this thing over to the UK and it all tested good. I know 12.7 is a tad low, should be more like 13.5 or so. But here I am trying to make it work for a couple months.
Working on the bypass right now, kinda want to see what readings I get when it's done, just to know more....
Please keep the advice coming. I am digesting it all. Auto electronics are not my forte. Swapping parts, no problem. I'm all tooled up.
The solenoid I have between the two batteries (engine/coach) has the two main lugs/posts and one other, not two like on a startery solenoid. I get the same voltage reading coming off of that, 12.7.
I sorta need the battery to charge NOW or I can't start the generator and am dead in the water with wife and kids living in it. Not good. So the bypass is a temporary idea until I can figure out what is really going on.
I have the alternator and starter tested at an Auto Zone a couple days before shipping this thing over to the UK and it all tested good. I know 12.7 is a tad low, should be more like 13.5 or so. But here I am trying to make it work for a couple months.
Working on the bypass right now, kinda want to see what readings I get when it's done, just to know more....
Please keep the advice coming. I am digesting it all. Auto electronics are not my forte. Swapping parts, no problem. I'm all tooled up.
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