Heart Inverter doesn't charge batteries
I have Heart Freedom 15 inverter in 1999 Diplomat. When shore electric is hooked up, The batteries show dead. after driving for several hours, the inside remote shows the batteries dead. The built in ...
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first thing I would do is get a battery charger (borrow from a friend?) and see if the batteries will accept a charge. In a 17 y.o. coach battery failure is not impossible. Disconnect each battery in turn and charge it and if all are good then start to search for fuses/circuit breakers/relays (solenoids) in the charging circuits. The first rule is always to go for the common element and your batteries are in all scenarios.
If you have time and a multimeter while the batteries are charging off-line you have time to check the wiring in the charging circuits for the items others mentioned. I would work from the batteries upstream to the Heart and the alternator, but some may feel it's more efficient to work from them towards the batteries. The big thing I've learned on motorhomes is that looking for the obvious answer doesn't always work that well.....a methodical search from one end is usually quicker.
If you have time and a multimeter while the batteries are charging off-line you have time to check the wiring in the charging circuits for the items others mentioned. I would work from the batteries upstream to the Heart and the alternator, but some may feel it's more efficient to work from them towards the batteries. The big thing I've learned on motorhomes is that looking for the obvious answer doesn't always work that well.....a methodical search from one end is usually quicker.
