Does my RV battery charge when plugged in?
Fortunately, the answer is yes; your RV house battery will charge while it is plugged into shore power. Your RV battery will charge when an external power source is connected and providing power to your RV.
What does it mean when your coach battery is not working?
WITH THAT READING ON THE HOUSE BANK, THAT MEANS YOUR CONVERTER, CHARGER OR INVERTER/CHARGER IS NOT WORKING. SOME COACHES ALSO CHARGE THE CHASSIS BATTERY, BUT MOST DO NOT.
What should the battery reading be on a coach?
BOTH BATTERY BANKS SHOULD BE CHARGED BY THE ALTERNATOR. Plugged in not running the Batteries are at 12.58. WITH THAT READING ON THE HOUSE BANK, THAT MEANS YOUR CONVERTER, CHARGER OR INVERTER/CHARGER IS NOT WORKING. SOME COACHES ALSO CHARGE THE CHASSIS BATTERY, BUT MOST DO NOT.
Why are the lights not working on my coach?
Sounds like a possible transfer switch or fuse issue. With the 12 volt lights working when on shore power means the charger is working. Look for a large fuse between the batteries and the charger 12 volt output feed to the positive coach battery terminal (s). With a meter you should read a voltage at the positive terminals.
What to do if your 12 volt battery is not working?
When your batteries get overworked and overheat, they can lose water through evaporation. The solution is to take the caps off the batteries and add distilled water. But don’t fill the batteries to the top, the water just needs to cover the plates. Be very careful, you don’t want to electrocute yourself.
WITH THAT READING ON THE HOUSE BANK, THAT MEANS YOUR CONVERTER, CHARGER OR INVERTER/CHARGER IS NOT WORKING. SOME COACHES ALSO CHARGE THE CHASSIS BATTERY, BUT MOST DO NOT.
How to replace a 12 volt coach battery?
I am planning to replace the existing 12 volt house battery with 2 – 6 volt batteries and an inverter/charger. Can I just take the positive and negative cables that attach to the house battery and att … read more we turned the batteries off before turning off the generator. The batteries are charged but there is no power to the unit.
Sounds like a possible transfer switch or fuse issue. With the 12 volt lights working when on shore power means the charger is working. Look for a large fuse between the batteries and the charger 12 volt output feed to the positive coach battery terminal (s). With a meter you should read a voltage at the positive terminals.
BOTH BATTERY BANKS SHOULD BE CHARGED BY THE ALTERNATOR. Plugged in not running the Batteries are at 12.58. WITH THAT READING ON THE HOUSE BANK, THAT MEANS YOUR CONVERTER, CHARGER OR INVERTER/CHARGER IS NOT WORKING. SOME COACHES ALSO CHARGE THE CHASSIS BATTERY, BUT MOST DO NOT.
