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Re: House battery being overcharged????
fighterpilota wrote: I haven't been able to find the charger--looked in all the external bays, and the interior bays. Will have to get underneath and trace the wires from the battery. Been thru this with an old boat. After much searching on the web determined a fully charged battery will read about 12.75. With a smart charger, voltage will taper off as full charged reached which is about 13.2 to 13.8. Since the house battery sits at 14.2 I think it is a dumb charger. Also believe the 1994 vintage charger that came with the MH is not "smart" charger in the sense they are today. Therefore sitting at 14.2 prompted my question. I'll pull a terminal wire to get a check 3 hours later as suggested. I'll also try again to find the charger? Thanks for the information Not sure how your rig is laid out BUT the battery charger typically resides in the electrical distribution box under the circuit breakers and fuses. On my Parallax 7355 I have to remove the front cover to see the 55 amp converter/charger. It also has a fan that will come on if the converter is under a load (lights, furnace, refrigerator, and roof fans running) that might making finding it easier. Based on the age of your rig my money says it's not a smart charger. Progressive Dynamics makes conversion kits if you want to spend the money.447Views0likes0CommentsRe: Help identify source of bad smell
We were having problems with black tank odors on our last outing. It turned out we had a large paper wasp nest blocking off most of the vent on the roof. The black tank system is pretty simple, the toilet is the only thing connected on the input side, the drain is on the other side, and the vent pipe connects to the top of the tank and runs up to the roof. Make sure you leave some water in the toilet bowl to form a seal, check the roof vent for an obstruction. If the drain valve is failing you're going to have sewer running out on the ground.348Views0likes0CommentsRe: House battery being overcharged????
My 2004 TT has the Parallax 7355 converter, it will definitely cook the battery if left on shore power too long (more than 2 weeks). The older converters don't have the smarts to switch to a maintenance charge once the battery is completely charged. An easy way to check for overcharging is to remove the caps on the battery and check for lots of bubbles after the voltage across the battery reaches 14 volts. You might want to invest in a battery disconnect switch if you're connected to shore power for long periods.446Views0likes0Comments
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