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rvluckyorwhat
Explorer
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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bdpreece
Explorer II
Jul 20, 2015
If you own a Monaco coach and follow the manufacturers directions this would be a pain. Monaco wants you to start the coach and bring up the air before retracting the slides. In order to bring in the slides you then have to shut down the coach since the interlocks will not let the slides work with the key on. Don't see anything in my manual on disconnecting before starting engine and running the slides without being plugged in puts a heck of a strain on the batteries.

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