Are Engine and House Batteries Connected?
On a long trip home, after stopping to get gas, I turned the key to start, and the dashboard went dark. After a bit of panic in the 95 degree weather, I tried the "battery boost" switch, and feeling ...
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I meant to say my unit is a 2010 Itasca Cambria 30C.
Also, just measured the voltage after a night of no charge, and the engine battery was 14.3, and house 13.8. I would have thought both would be lower than that.
I will do some tracing of the wiring to see what I might find.
BTW, the engine battery was 7 years old! Something told me to replace it before the trip because my hi-tech charger wouldn't go into de-sulfate mode on it's own. It's one of those maintainer chargers that switches to de-sulfate after charging is complete. I actually think the battery shorted out in a place or two due to age, heat, and the gawd awful bumpy roads in Colorado, at least where I was driving.
Also, just measured the voltage after a night of no charge, and the engine battery was 14.3, and house 13.8. I would have thought both would be lower than that.
I will do some tracing of the wiring to see what I might find.
BTW, the engine battery was 7 years old! Something told me to replace it before the trip because my hi-tech charger wouldn't go into de-sulfate mode on it's own. It's one of those maintainer chargers that switches to de-sulfate after charging is complete. I actually think the battery shorted out in a place or two due to age, heat, and the gawd awful bumpy roads in Colorado, at least where I was driving.
