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Grey_Mountain's avatar
Grey_Mountain
Explorer
May 08, 2018

No Power from Generator to Coach

Left for an extended trip today, stopped for lunch and got no power from the generator to the coach. It was working fine two weeks ago.
I took the rig in for maintenance, including the generator. When looking at the generator, there is a switch labeled "ON/OFF." It was in the OFF position. Just above this switch to the right are the fill tubes for liquids. It is possible that the RV mechanics accidentally moved the switch from "ON" to "Off." Does that sound logical? There was no load on the genertor, generator fired up with no problem, just juice to the coach. We are in the middle of Kansas, will pull out tomorrow for our next stop in Nebraska. Should I put the switch in the "ON" position, fire up the generator and see what happens? I assume the switch should be "ON" for normal operations.
However,when it comes to mechanical and electrical RV thngs, I am a very good woodworker.
If I can't figure it out, I'll have to find a generator person at our next stop. We'll be there for 8 days.
Ideas/suggestions?
  • romore's avatar
    romore
    Explorer II
    May 08, 2018
    No harm in trying it. Do you not have the operator manual for the generator?
  • Grey_Mountain's avatar
    Grey_Mountain
    Explorer
    May 08, 2018
    Yes. It says that switch is a breaker switch. But nothing was on to trip a breaker. I'll give it a shot in the morning and see what happens. I'm bettng my mechanic accidentally switched it to the OFF position when doing the maintenance on the generator. Hope that's all it is. Never had a problem with it before.

    GM
  • enblethen's avatar
    enblethen
    Nomad
    May 08, 2018
    It just got shut off for some reason. Turn it on, start genset and see if you have power with shore power disconnected.
  • Grey_Mountain's avatar
    Grey_Mountain
    Explorer
    May 08, 2018
    I plan to wait until we are buttoned up and ready to travel, then disconnect shore power and then try the generator. I'll let my British Bride do it, since she already has curly hair...

    GM
  • Grey_Mountain's avatar
    Grey_Mountain
    Explorer
    May 08, 2018
    ALL SYSTEMS ARE GO!

    That ON/OFF switch inadvertently in the OFF position was the culprit. Good that didn't call out a mobile RV technician just to put the breaker in the correct position. But then, technicians are not paid for what they do - they are paid for what they know.
    My son installs high-dollar home theatre systems. He made a service call to a client ($125.00), walked in, took a look and turned the power on. He apologized for the cost but told the client he had no choice - the company had sent him on the call. In this case though, the client wasn't overly bothered by $125. My son's clients have been known to spend $50,000 for just one speaker...

    GM
  • maillemaker's avatar
    maillemaker
    Explorer
    May 08, 2018
    That breaker is absurdly easy to flip on and off. It's not like a house breaker at all. If you are feeling around for something on the side of the genset it is easy to brush that breaker.

    Steve

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