running vehicle with dead engine battery?
I have a dead engine battery house batteries are good I can start the rv using a button on the dash that will use the house batteries. will I do any damage to the alternator, etc by driving with...
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Home Skillet wrote:Boon Docker wrote:
Start the vehicle with the house battery then take neg cable off vehicle battery and drive the 50 miles and get a new battery.
Very bad advice.
Taking the battery out of the circuit will cause voltage spikes that can damage components.
Sam Spade wrote:Boon Docker wrote:
Start the vehicle with the house battery then take neg cable off vehicle battery and drive the 50 miles and get a new battery.
BAD advice.
Modern 12V systems are NOT designed to be run without a battery.
The house batteries will still be charging will the vehicle is running which will act the same as the chassis battery.
