Why is my battery not charging to full capacity?
If your battery will not recharge at all, but will still discharge correctly, you are likely experiencing a problem with your charge system. Most commonly this means your adapter is beginning to fail, or you have damaged the power socket on the side of the computer where the charger plugs in.
What would cause a good alternator not to charge?
This means that you could have a weak alternator, or a poor connection at the battery terminals. You could also have a loose drive belt, which is what supplies power to the alternator itself. If the drive belt is loose or not working properly, the alternator will not charge.
Why are my coach batteries not charging on shore power?
The coach batteries are not being charged when I’m connected to shore power. I’ve verified this by measuring the voltage at the battery terminals when on shore power. There is no change in voltage when I connect to shore power.
How many volts does a shore power charger need?
Regarding the Charging from shore power it should read very close to the same reading you are getting from the alternator. You should have a 12 volt fuse box that is power from the batteries and the convertor when things are working properly. How many fuses does your panel have and what is the total amperage when you add the fuse size numbers up?
Why does my RV converter not charge the batteries?
If your RV converter not charging batteries when plugged into shore power you need to take a close look at the contact posts of your RV batteries. Sometimes a buildup of greenish or white corrosion can get to a point where the batteries can’t receive a charge or receive a minimal charge.
Which is battery bank is not being charged?
Easy to verify with a voltmeter. Check with engine off and then at each battery bank with engine running and at high idle. Both should be 14-14.2 VDC with engine running. On many coaches, the charger or converter (120 VAC to 12 VDC) only charges the house battery bank, not the chassis bank. Which bank is not being charged?
The coach batteries are not being charged when I’m connected to shore power. I’ve verified this by measuring the voltage at the battery terminals when on shore power. There is no change in voltage when I connect to shore power.
Can a aux.battery charge with shore power?
The aux. batteries will charge after running the generator but not while connected to shore power. They actually drain completely after I connect to shore power. I had a Ford dealer check the batteries and they replaced the main battery and said the aux. where ok.
Is the shore power charger connected to the RV?
It has no charger, but supplies 120volts to the RV so your Charger (power Converter) does charge. Yes, you are missing something. Connected to Shore Power, (with bad or NO batteries) you will still have 12 volt power in the RV. How long did you run the APU to “charge” the batteries?
Why does my generator not charge with shore power?
With HOT switching (Fire up generator while shore power present) when it switches There is arcing both at break and make, and if there are any motors running (Air Conditioner for example) the inductive “kick” can make that one BIG arc.. Plus strange things happen at Make that increase the size of the arc as well..
