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nicksmarto
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Nov 02, 2015

Headlights flickering when generator is running

Symptoms: We were traveling down the road the other day, and we decided to start the generator to use the microwave while in motion. Less than a minute later, the vehicles headlights went dim, then ou...
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nicksmarto
Explorer
Nov 02, 2015
Thanks gang, sorry for lack of info.

I have a 1999 Jayco Eagle 232U on a 1999 E350 chassis, V10 Triton.

No, no recent re-wiring. Only that brief spark between the isolater and the dipstick. Genset is up front.

Didn't notice the dash voltmeter (admittedly, I was panicking about going down a hard road with no headlights), but I did notice that the dash lights themselves were also impacted, so this isn't a bus-specifc problem, but rather one affecting a larger portion of the chassis 12v system.

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