Xantrex 458
Hello I recently bought a 06 fleetwood providence and I've been having so many issues with power. My batteries don't stay charged but maybe a full day and night with me only running lights at night...
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Are you on shore power or boondocking? You are either using more power than your batts can supply overnight (furnace, lights, etc) and not recharging them enough during the day, or the batteries are completely shot - or both. If you were on shore power you likely would not be having these issues. The fact that the gen won't start - which requires a decent charge from the batteries, tells me you are draining them to the point they won't support your demand. You either need new batteries, more batteries, a more steady rate of recharge (solar, shore power, generator) or all of the above. Also sounds like you need better power management. The title of the post is about a Xantrex converter which converts battery power to 110. But it doesn't create power if the batteries are dead. You need to know how many amp hours your batts will supply and keep your demand lower than that. You mention the lights are dim even when you plug into shore power. The lights always run on the batteries and shore power charges the batteries so the fact they are dim is not surprising if the batteries are low. If you have access to shore power why are you unplugging it?
I suggest you familiarize yourself with what runs on 12V, what runs on 120, amp hours and power management.
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