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Originally Posted by Machinetools1
So maybe my regulator is a little weak as it is not hot here (70 degrees) and not much load. No lights on for the chassis and charging the house batteries.
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I have a question and maybe one of you wiring experts can answer.
I had the battery light coming on in the dash and could not get more than 13.2 volts out of the battery. I was thinking king the alternator was not putting out enough charge. I never could get more than 13.2 volts to the battery.
At the same time I had the converter not charging the house batteries when then generator was running. I ended up having a short in the converter and replaced it. Now the generator charges the house batteries.
Now the weird part. I was going to take the motorhome to have the charging system looked at. I started the motorhome and the battery dash light was off. I ran it for approximately 10 minutes and it never came on. I put a volt meter on the chassis battery and it was producing 14.3 volts. I turned the motorhome off. Had someone start the motorhome while I was checking the voltage. It was at 12.6 volts before the engine was started. It went back up to 14.2 volts after it was started. We turned on the air, all the dash lights, high beam with headlights on. I checked the battery voltage and it was still 14.2 volts.
No my question: could the bad converter be causing the battery sash light to xome on?
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