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vtraudt
Jul 07, 2016Explorer
I checked the 6 inches high pile of documentation that came with the Fleetwood RV. Not ONE piece of paper really pertains to the coach (aside from an operator manual that mainly serves the legal purpose of container nothing but warnings).
I removed the battery AND the battery tray.
I crawled underneath the driver side kick panel.
I cannot find the mystery device.
That only leaves blindly testing the 10 or so wires (high school math indicates 3,628,800 variations). Any suggestions how to go about testing wires with respect to the mystery device?
One BIRD troubleshooting guide frequently refers to 'check on module' which is not possible without FINDING the module (or the wires leading to and from the module, or fuses).
file:///C:/Users/Birdie8023/Documents/Downloads/BIRD%20Service%20Manual.pdf
The only thing I can think of: There are 2 wires that potential deal with a BIRD or other device:
a) one wire at the coil of the separator relay
b) 2 wires (one assume to be from a)) at the emergency start switch. Check continuity between 2 switch contacts and coil wire (to determine if and which wire is the emergency start signal wire)
Would testing voltage on those 2(3) wires for the following conditions (how much time should be allowed for the circuit to 'settle'?) help?
a) both battery connected, engine off, no shore power: nothing
b) engine running, no shore power: solenoid 12V, one line at switch 12V
c) shore power, engine off: solenoid 12V, one line at switch 12V
e) engine off, no shore power, shorten emergency switch (or 2nd person to press/hold switch): solenoid 12V
I removed the battery AND the battery tray.
I crawled underneath the driver side kick panel.
I cannot find the mystery device.
That only leaves blindly testing the 10 or so wires (high school math indicates 3,628,800 variations). Any suggestions how to go about testing wires with respect to the mystery device?
One BIRD troubleshooting guide frequently refers to 'check on module' which is not possible without FINDING the module (or the wires leading to and from the module, or fuses).
file:///C:/Users/Birdie8023/Documents/Downloads/BIRD%20Service%20Manual.pdf
The only thing I can think of: There are 2 wires that potential deal with a BIRD or other device:
a) one wire at the coil of the separator relay
b) 2 wires (one assume to be from a)) at the emergency start switch. Check continuity between 2 switch contacts and coil wire (to determine if and which wire is the emergency start signal wire)
Would testing voltage on those 2(3) wires for the following conditions (how much time should be allowed for the circuit to 'settle'?) help?
a) both battery connected, engine off, no shore power: nothing
b) engine running, no shore power: solenoid 12V, one line at switch 12V
c) shore power, engine off: solenoid 12V, one line at switch 12V
e) engine off, no shore power, shorten emergency switch (or 2nd person to press/hold switch): solenoid 12V
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