Power issues 2018 AmericanCoach MidwestPatriot

On the off chance that YOU HAVE A GOOD BATTERY!!!!!!!!!!!! This is the fundamental inquiry. In the event that you CANNOT run the different 12 volt apparatuses remembering the Microwave for [COLOR=]inverterinverterInverter, you have a BAD battery/s. Mentor, not body. Update me. Have you EVER supplanted the Coach batteries? In ordinary activity, a completely energized GOOD battery will give you just about 24 hours of independent activity. On your specific RV. Doug

Yes, all problems solved and everything turned over to the new owner with full explanation about turning off the inverter when not using TV, microwave, or cooktop. That was helpful and I wish I had known that when I purchased it.

It was weird they tested the old battery and said it was good. They also said that the inverter was set to wet instead of AGM. But I know it had been on AGM at some point. Ah well, all is well now.

I loved that vehicle but it was so fancy it made me nervous about anything happening to it and my husband had zero buy in. Biggest impulse purchase I ever made! Didn’t lose money on it, so it’s a win win. We had a great 9 months with it and took a fabulous family trip up the East Coast. No regrets. And now there is Outdoorsy to rent som awesome RVs.

Thanks again for your help!
Kakhi

Sprintervanmom wrote:
I’m sorry to frustrate you to the extreme, Doug. I did spend $1700 replacing the battery. It took time to find the battery because you encouraged me to get lifeline and I did hunt it down. They had to go through a third party to find the lifeline battery and I had to pay for it before it was installed. When they took the other battery down they said it was actually still good. Oh well.

I am selling the vehicle tomorrow though and after running the inverter with the TV for over an hour and boiling some water my issue is solved. I’m happy for the new owner. Thanks again for you help and sorry to cause you trouble.

They did NOT have to pull it to determine it was good. From all the posts you have posted, the battery was bad. After the New battery, except for the charge solenoid that was replaced, are ALL your problems gone? if so, the battery was bad. I am NOT frustrated. I was stating you were:B Doug

I’m sorry to frustrate you to the extreme, Doug. I did spend $1700 replacing the battery. It took time to find the battery because you encouraged me to get lifeline and I did hunt it down. They had to go through a third party to find the lifeline battery and I had to pay for it before it was installed. When they took the other battery down they said it was actually still good. Oh well.

I am selling the vehicle tomorrow though and after running the inverter with the TV for over an hour and boiling some water my issue is solved. I’m happy for the new owner. Thanks again for you help and sorry to cause you trouble.

denidenial22 wrote:
IF YOU HAVE A GOOD BATTERY!!!!!!!!!!!! This is the main question. If you CANNOT run the various 12 volt appliances including the Microwave on Inverter, you have a BAD battery/s. Coach, not chassis. Bring me up to speed. Have you EVER replaced the Coach batteries? In normal operation, a fully charged GOOD battery will give you almost 24 hours of self contained operation. On your particular RV. Doug

No. She has NEVER replaced the Coach battery. I have been trying to educate her on the importance of having a GOOD battery. She is extremely frustrated. Doug

IF YOU HAVE A GOOD BATTERY!!!!!!!!!!!! This is the main question. If you CANNOT run the various 12 volt appliances including the Microwave on Inverter, you have a BAD battery/s. Coach, not chassis. Bring me up to speed. Have you EVER replaced the Coach batteries? In normal operation, a fully charged GOOD battery will give you almost 24 hours of self contained operation. On your particular RV. Doug

Toss the husband, keep the coach.

An 8D AGM Interstate battery is about $700. No shipping as Interstate has dealers all over the country. Without knowing the exact model number of your Xantrex Inverter/Charger, I would not worry about reprogramming from the Lifeline. Most RV OEM's that install Lifelines as standard use Inverter/Chargers that can be programmed for Lifelines and then changed to other brand AGM's. But I would need the model of your Inverter. Doug

If I’m not being too forward, I bet your husband could change the battery. Worst case it would take 2 people due to the weight.
Mighty Max sealed lead acid, (SLA) is $500 and free shipping on Amazon. Would work as they don’t need water added
I bought a pair of them 6v for our old camper. They appeared to be quality.
I can’t imagine it’s difficult to reprogram the charging voltage.
Sorry to hear, but Good luck with the sale!

I may end up having to go with a different battery after all (and save the $$). Buying it online is $820 plus $300 for shipping (if they can get it). A service center here thought they could get one for $890 but when she called back they gave her a new higher price and parts girl has to it track down again. Hmmmm.

If I go with the different battery I hope it will not be a big deal to reprogram the inverter as Doug pointed out.

I’ve concluded that my main issue is that the inverter drains my battery in less than an hour (maybe like 20 minutes or less) and turning on the ignition is not enough to juice up the battery to run the inverter again without error messages blaring (again, my kids trying to watch TV). I should get more then 20 minutes to an hour of inverter running right!? With the solar too?
When I start getting the error messages, I can run the generator to get it to a reasonable level and then the kids can watch Minions in silence all the way home. To sell it in good conscience I am going to replace the battery and pray this allows me to run the inverter without rapidly draining the battery.

Thanks again Doug and GritDog.

I am selling this because my husband has no interest in it and all the service and issues fall on me. It’s too expensive to have as something that just me and the kids like. I wish he liked it more, but he would rather travel and vacation other ways.