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Dannyhawk101
Dec 22, 2015Explorer
Well as of 12/20/15 I replaced the Chassis Solenoid/Relay with a new one shipped from PPL RV and it now WORKS! Replacing the old with the new was a bit of a spacing challenge as my older relay did not have the 5 amp fuses as part of the relay. But it fit with some careful relocating of the wires. However, after the Chassis Relay install I now have the same problem with the Coach Side Relay which was working albeit a bit sticky prior to the Chassis side going completely out. Now its dead as well. LOL. Don't know if has anything to do with an Arc I caused in the Box when I was installing the Chassis Relay. Or maybe it just was looking for an out during the install. LOL. The Arc surprised me because all the Chassis and Coach Battery cables had been disconnected with the exception of the Generator battery which I ASSUMED had no relationship to the Intellitec battery Distribution Box!On the Cover of the Intellitec Box it says to disconnect all battery cables and I did that???
Fortunately, Gary from PPL told me to replace both Relays so I had two shipped. Just didn't want to do them both at the same time if I screwed up. Now I will need to go through with the install again for the Coach. According to Gary these only last a max of 15 years so they both needed to be replaced I guess.
Question is before I go ahead and open the Box again to replace the Coach relay with all the Battery Connections disco'd how did I get an Arc in that Box? Was it from the Genset battery? Any input is appreciated.
Fortunately, Gary from PPL told me to replace both Relays so I had two shipped. Just didn't want to do them both at the same time if I screwed up. Now I will need to go through with the install again for the Coach. According to Gary these only last a max of 15 years so they both needed to be replaced I guess.
Question is before I go ahead and open the Box again to replace the Coach relay with all the Battery Connections disco'd how did I get an Arc in that Box? Was it from the Genset battery? Any input is appreciated.
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