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Old 07-18-2016, 04:15 PM   #1
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Force house batteries

Will the engine alternator charge the house batteries? Seems odd the house power is full dead.
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Old 07-18-2016, 06:51 PM   #3
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I know ours do, they charge up to full when we are driving.


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Old 07-18-2016, 06:58 PM   #4
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The alternator first charges the chassis battery to full and then will provide charging to the coach batteries but at a slow rate. Fastest way to charge the coach batteries is with the engine running start the generator and charge the coach batteries that way
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Old 07-18-2016, 07:39 PM   #5
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So, our gen will not start with engine running. Is gen start provided via coach batts?
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Old 07-18-2016, 08:00 PM   #6
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We run our generator while we are driving to run the rear air. Not sure why yours wouldn't start when the engine is running.


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Old 07-18-2016, 09:45 PM   #7
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So, our gen will not start with engine running. Is gen start provided via coach batts?
You should have a momentary switch that connects the house batteries to the start circuit, you push that and start the generator if affect you are jump starting the generator. At least thats how my Class A worked
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Old 07-18-2016, 10:59 PM   #8
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I ran my generator for 2.5 days straight while driving down to FL.


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Our 24rb rev works while running and charges fine too
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