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rvluckyorwhat
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Jul 19, 2015

starting engine while plugged in to short power

I recently read an article entitled "20 Tricks of the Trade" (for RVers) and one of the items said "Never start your vehicle or run the generator while you are plugged into shore power." While starti...
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Vulcan_Rider
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Jul 19, 2015
rvluckyorwhat wrote:
I want to know why starting the engine while still on shore power is a no-no.


As others have indicated, for short periods it isn't a problem.
You will simply have two charging sources connected to the batteries at the same time.....which is not a problem, short term.

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