House batteries are charged but wont work.
I have a complicated issue. When I try to run my house batteries the only way I've managed to get them work is if I hold down on my house battery switch. I have tried clamping down the switch in order...
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you held the switch down, and the relay/solenoid burned out
that means it was NOT rated for continuous duty
you need to use a continuous duty relay for the battery charge relay
normally a 'intermittent' duty relay is only used for momentary contact
like for the emg jump start switch
either have not found the real battery connect relay (aka you are using the emg start)
or somebody miswired/replaced the original relay
the battery disconnect is almost always
a 'latching' relay, and they look different and are different
than the silver round cylinder charge relays and emg start relays
having a powered relay for the house battery relay would be a big drain on the battery, around 7-8 amps continuous
no RV mfg, does this
please post pictures of what you are replacing
that means it was NOT rated for continuous duty
you need to use a continuous duty relay for the battery charge relay
normally a 'intermittent' duty relay is only used for momentary contact
like for the emg jump start switch
either have not found the real battery connect relay (aka you are using the emg start)
or somebody miswired/replaced the original relay
the battery disconnect is almost always
a 'latching' relay, and they look different and are different
than the silver round cylinder charge relays and emg start relays
having a powered relay for the house battery relay would be a big drain on the battery, around 7-8 amps continuous
no RV mfg, does this
please post pictures of what you are replacing
