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Re: Power Issues - Generator not starting - brand new batteries
Fueled up the coach tonight. No change. It was a longshot anyway. Monitored the voltage when trying to start the generator. Only 0.01V drop while attempting to turn it over. Assuming this suggests that it is something inside the generator enclosure, preventing it from drawing the current?? Not sure if this is better or worse that the stray current theory??375Views0likes0CommentsRe: Power Issues - Generator not starting - brand new batteries
1775 wrote: If it is a diesel, I assume that it runs off the fuel in your "gas" tank. Usually there is a level of fuel in the tank that a generator will not run when below that level. Sometimes a 1/4 tank, sometimes more or less. Make sure your tank is past a half full. Onan generators also will not run if the generator's oil level is low. Check that if there is sufficient fuel in your tank. I have 13.65V at the leads going in to the generator when the truck is idling, and 12.8 or so when the truck is off suggesting that all is well with power getting to the generator. Good voltages across the inverter and converter as well. Think I will fill up the coach with diesel to rule out the low fuel "shut-off" theory. The gauge does read 1/2 tank, but I am running out of other ideas. Has anyone on here had the experience of this "shut-off" keeping them from starting their genny? I guess I have ruled this out because of the hum that I get. Sounds like a dead battery and not something that would "by design."376Views0likes0CommentsRe: Power Issues - Generator not starting - brand new batteries
I will try that tonight! I would love to connect this to the issue with the lights coming on and off and the GFI outlets not working when the shore power is disconnected and running solely on 12v. Do you see a connection between these? The only way I can see a connection is if the power to start the generator comes from the coach-batteries, through the inverter, back through converter and then then to the terminals of the generator. That seems a bit crazy to me, but if it does could point to the inverter as the potential problem. I might try to reset that guy tonight as well. Thoughts?376Views0likes0CommentsPower Issues - Generator not starting - brand new batteries
Well....I am brand new to RVing. Flew down to Bakersfield and bought a 34-foot super-c Four Winds coach with the Duramax. It was an awesome drive back to the Seattle area, but one issue has me perplexed, as everything was working when we left. Here it is: 1.Generation only hums when I attempt to start it (much like a dead battery in a car). 2.Put brand new batteries in the coach last night (wired it identical to the way it was) 3.When shore power is unplugged, the coach lights flicker on and off and the GFCI protected outlets do not work. 4.Other inverted outlets (near the TV's seem to work. 5.Found the inverter, converter and the transfer switches in the back bedroom, but know very little about these. 6.Also tried to start the generator when the Duramax diesel was running with no luck. Just a click an a hum. For some reason the power from the batteries is being limited when disconnected from shore power and causing all the above, include the generator not starting. Does this ring a bell for anyone? Any help is appreciated!! Not ruling out operator ignorance as I am an RV rookie. Thanks in advance for any help!!4.2KViews0likes18Comments
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