Itasca house batteries won't charge via plug?
My 2000 Winnie Itasca Spirit's house batteries won't charge via the cable connected to my household current. The batteries are only 2-3 years old. They will accept a charge when I run the engine for a...
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mena661 wrote:
Mark, that depends on the MH. My converter goes straight to the batteries. I can turn the disconnect switch off and charge the batteries (glad it's wired that way).
I take this to mean the converter/charger is wired to both the battery(s) and to the 12v circuit. Otherwise; neither the battery or converter would work if the "disconnect" solenoid (or solid-state isolator) failed and the battery(s) were disconnected. :B
My MH works as I stated. If the disconnect fails my converter will power the 12v circuit if I have shore-power. Since the house-batteries would be out of the loop, the generator could be used for a while but the h-b's it relies on would discharge without the charger connected. :(
