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jrt13
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Nov 04, 2016

2004 Four Winds Hurricane power issues

Hello, I have a 2004 Hurricane 30q, it has been great so far, but I am having issues now. The batteries are not charging with the generator or the engine. I went to my local auto parts store and got 2 new batteries, I took a picture of how they are set up and replaced them and reconnected them the same way the others were. I went into the coach and I still do not have any power. If I run the generator, everything works, ac, microwave, and anything else. So I returned the batteries figuring that was not the problem. But here is my question, at the entrance is the chassis and coach buttons, I disconnect them and the lights go off. I connect the chassis and it lights up green, but.....the coach lights up red, I don't know if it always did that or not, or is that telling me something is wrong, I just cant see it being lit red as a good thing when the other is green and there are not any problems.

I took it to camping world today, and I have a feeling I will be raped, they will do diagnostics for an hourly rate, but I am wondering if it has something to do with that coach button or its a indication of what is wrong I could point them in the right direction in the first 10 minutes instead of the first 3 hours!

anyone else know if it illuminates red all the time or was it green at one time.


Thanks

Jeff
  • On my 2009 Hurricane the chassis switch led is green and the house is red (or visa versa) when each circuit is powered up. I would check the solenoid that connects the house circuit to ensure it is working properly.

    Doug
  • My indicator for the coach battery shutoff is red. I don't think I'm aware of any that are multi-colored (it's generally just an on or off indicator). That's not to suggest that they might not exist somewhere.

    If you have any light there (with shore power disconnected), you apparently have power from the batteries to the disconnect solenoid at least. I would check the battery cable connections and "reverse polarity" fuses (if you have them) at the DC electrical distribution panel. It would also be good to verify that the battery cables themselves are all solid and in good shape; I've seen more than one battery cable that looks fine at first glance but is actually corroded internally to the point of not being functional.