All ActivityMost RecentMost LikesSolutionsRe: electrical problem- where to go from herei tried the boost switch first and nothing. i tried the genny and it cranked for maybe 20 seconds. usually when the chassis battery is low at least the solenoid will click, and the gages will light. i think it must be a ground thing cause the radio is on the house baatt as are the jacks and nothing worksRe: electrical problem- where to go from herei tested the chassis battery at the connectors not the bat. the solenoid doean't even click. with the house batteries i checked connections and all were 13+ voltselectrical problem- where to go from hereeverything on the dash is dead. turn the key-nothing. no gages, the chassis battery has about 12v. the radio doesn't work and i believe that works off the house battery. house batt is 13.5v it is a coachmen mirada 2003. the coachmen tech disavows any knowlege since they merged with forest river they know nothing about old rv's thanks for any inputRe: directv occasional usethanks for your replies. i wanted to turn a receiver on and off like i did with dish as we don't use it that much. i just signed up with directv and got an sd dish and receiver to use in the rv. now i have to decide if it's worth having for a month and pay for the whole year. i don't want to mess with the dvr, hd, multi sat, etc.when i'm on the road.directv occasional usecan i turn a dtv reciever on for a month then off again? anyone do this regurly? thanks redRe: be careful with led replacement bulbsWow Mr wiz sounds like cheap $6 ? Led at 13.5 v could burn up my mh and its my bad for using them on shore power. Wow again!be careful with led replacement bulbsi bought a pair of the bayonet type at walmart. i think they were $12 put one in porch lite and other in overhead. they were not real bright and i used them as nitelites. the one in the overhead burned up. the leds are charred enough that the solder melted in drops. fortunately they only got hot enough to scorch the fixture before they failed. otherwise by by mh. the porch bulb is just browned. the bulbs have 3 led on top and 6 rows of 2 around. be careful redRe: should alternator keep up with furnace?thanks for the replies. rig is a 2004 coachmen. turns out it's not a relay, but a 3 terminal solenoid. i found a replacement for $18 so i went ahead and ordered it. i don't think for that kind of $$ the contacts are designed to last forever.should alternator keep up with furnace?Last feb i was travelling with the furnace running and the coach batteries ran down. had to start the genny to run things. I have since checked the coach disconnect and isolator relays and both seem to have the right volts on both sides with the engine running. the furnace and fridge are on a 15 amp fuse. it would seem to me that i couldn't have been drawing enough of the alt. charging current that the coach batteries would not stay charged what can i be missing ? thanksRe: Registration of a 2014 coach on a 2013 chassisMy coachmen was built in 2003, delivered 3/2003, and the title is 2004. Hmmm.