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Old 11-23-2016, 03:14 AM   #2
Oneilkeys
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State: Florida
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THOR #1765
I am not familiar with the Windsport 32N, but in all the other Thor Class A's which post in this forum, the house batteries should charge while you are driving (the engine is running) and while the generator is running or when plugged in to shore power. In most coaches the use/store switch must be in Use for the coach batteries to charge. Even if the house batteries are low, driving the RV for an hour or so and then turning on the generator should charge your house batteries enough to run all your systems. You probably did not run the A/C, so there is no reason why the generator should not run all your appliances and charge the batteries at the same time. You need to purchase a decent digital readout electrical meter (if you do not have one) to measure the voltage on your house batteries. Then you can tell if the batteries are being charged when you run your engine or your generator or when your are plugged in to shore power. The batteries can be charged with a standard battery charger, but your RV has a converter/charger installed that should automatically charge the batteries. One other thing to check is the 50 amp circuit breaker which is installed somewhere near the coach and chassis batteries. In my Axis one is attached to the house battery box. If the red flag is showing, it has tripped and you have to push the flag back up for the batteries to charge or to run the coach.
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