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Old 07-07-2019, 11:22 PM   #20
TimmyB
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Brand: Still Looking
Model: Fleetwood Bounder 35P
State: Florida
Posts: 475
THOR #15054
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Originally Posted by Oneilkeys View Post
It may. The emergence start switch opens up a connection between the coach and chassis batteries and the current flows from the higher voltage batteries to the lower. If the coach batteries are way down, you may degrade your chassis battery so that nothing starts. A better plan is to start your engine and let it charge all three batteries with its 80 amp alternator and then start your generator. One thing to remember is that when you use the emergency start switch it does not immediately charge the depleted batteries. It takes some time for the charge to transfer.
Unfortunately, the batteries weren't charging. Not under engine power, not under SP, and with no generator, not that either. The ONLY thing that worked was the old-fashioned battery charger, plugged into AC. Once that got it charged up, everything worked as it should and the batteries are still above 12.5 after sitting with nothing on them for 48 hours.
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