I’ve searched for a few hours on and off and threads are back and forth on this.
Chassis batteries are low, was hoping the isolator which Thor sent a diagram and claims this mode has. However, house batteries are charging at 13.7ish, but chassis batteries aren’t charging.
Start the unit, alternator charges at 14.1 and seems the house batteries are charging.
Thor stated the isolator is in the battery compartment at the steps but I don’t see it. Looking at the chassis battery, underneath, one positive cable is coming out and goes to the alternator.
I’m about to head out and see if it may be under the drivers seat like some other models I’ve seen.
Does anybody own this model and. Know for sure? I want it to charge both ways and have a bypass switch in case one side is depleted.
In the past I use the Blue Sea but not sure there is enough room. I’ve seen some threads on a bird haven’t looked into.
This unit doesn’t have an inverter so I’m going to look into adding one and potentially replacing the 27 house batteries with lithium to run the TV, maybe AC sparingly in the mountains if need be.
Also, there are solar panels on the unit but I’ve yet to find any sign of a solar panel or anywhere to monitor if it works.
Again starting this thread in hopes others out there have went down this path with this model, or update it as I go along for others.
Summary:
Chassis batteries are low, was hoping the isolator which Thor sent a diagram and claims this mode has. However, house batteries are charging at 13.7ish, but chassis batteries aren’t charging.
Start the unit, alternator charges at 14.1 and seems the house batteries are charging.
Thor stated the isolator is in the battery compartment at the steps but I don’t see it. Looking at the chassis battery, underneath, one positive cable is coming out and goes to the alternator.
I’m about to head out and see if it may be under the drivers seat like some other models I’ve seen.
Does anybody own this model and. Know for sure? I want it to charge both ways and have a bypass switch in case one side is depleted.
In the past I use the Blue Sea but not sure there is enough room. I’ve seen some threads on a bird haven’t looked into.
This unit doesn’t have an inverter so I’m going to look into adding one and potentially replacing the 27 house batteries with lithium to run the TV, maybe AC sparingly in the mountains if need be.
Also, there are solar panels on the unit but I’ve yet to find any sign of a solar panel or anywhere to monitor if it works.
Again starting this thread in hopes others out there have went down this path with this model, or update it as I go along for others.
Summary:
- Where is the battery isolator on this unit?
- Does it allow the converter on shore power to charge the chassis batteries. If not, what did you use to allow charging both ways?
- Solar converter or components. (This has a firefly multi panel and nothing it. The last page shows a bedroom battery but think that’s used.)
Upgraded the batteries to Lithium, if so which ones and was it worth it
Did add an inverter for at least the receptacles and microwave?