House/chassis battery issue
I have a 2007 Coachmen Concord DS275 and discovered that the only way to charge the chassis batteries is by the alternator. Shore power charges house batteries only. This is a real issue for me as th...
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you have bigger problems if the batts are dead in 10 days. 10 days you should not notice any difference.
For a diesel you do have two "cracking" batteries, right? The compression of the pistons is higher than on a gas, but newer diesels maybe have a work-a-round idk. Mine was from 20 yrs ago.
If batt is dead then you have a voltage draw somewhere. Have fun finding it.
Using the jump start method, connecting the house batts will give more power, but because the house batteries might be far from the starter motor you will not necessarily be getting all the boost from them as if they were directly connected, close and with heavy gauge wire, and will prob never work for a diesel with a dead battery.
You say a trickle charger is too much problem? Sell the diesel and get a gas truck. A trickle charger plugged in is as easy as getting a drink from a water fountain. If this is too much trouble then nobody here can help you, and you will never be able to help yourself. sorry.
For a diesel you do have two "cracking" batteries, right? The compression of the pistons is higher than on a gas, but newer diesels maybe have a work-a-round idk. Mine was from 20 yrs ago.
If batt is dead then you have a voltage draw somewhere. Have fun finding it.
Using the jump start method, connecting the house batts will give more power, but because the house batteries might be far from the starter motor you will not necessarily be getting all the boost from them as if they were directly connected, close and with heavy gauge wire, and will prob never work for a diesel with a dead battery.
You say a trickle charger is too much problem? Sell the diesel and get a gas truck. A trickle charger plugged in is as easy as getting a drink from a water fountain. If this is too much trouble then nobody here can help you, and you will never be able to help yourself. sorry.
