cgmartine wrote:
House batteries under the side steps makes it very convenient for access.
cgmartines post reminded of something,along with other things that he mentioned was that a lot of Tiogas like mine,in the years before and after,came with a
BIRD in the battery compartment, a Bi Directional Isolator Relay Delay,it's that small black box bottom center,click on the picture to get a bigger view.
It operates by sensing the voltages on both batteries.
When either of these voltages exceeds 13.3 volts for
approximately 1 minute, which happens when either battery
is being charged, the control will close the isolator solenoid,
connecting the two batteries together, charging them both.
(Normal charging voltages are from approximately 13.8 to
14.4 volts.)
After the solenoid has been closed, the system continues to
sense the voltage. If the ignition switch is off and the battery
voltage drops below 12.8 volts for approximately 1 minute,
which might occur when the converter is heavily loaded,
the solenoid is opened to prevent the chassis battery from
being discharged by the coach loads. When the voltage goes
above 13.3 volts again for approximately 1 minute, the solenoid
closes again. Thus always keeping the Coach as well as Chassis battery charged. Regardless of the parasitic draws on the chassis battery that run it down while sitting unused.
2006 TIOGA 26Q CHEVY 6.0 WORKHORSE VORTECFormer El Monte RV RentalRetired Teamster Local 692Buying A Rental Class C