Weird electrical glitch
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04-10-2006, 02:40
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Weird electrical glitch
Hi David,
If you were also running the generator at the time, keep a future eye on the 110V voltage meters of the two electrical legs for divergence - 130v 100v, for example. My first indication of eventual gen failure began with pegging of the dash 12V amperage and 12V voltage gauges which lead me to believe the engine alternator regulator had problems-and BB may even have completed a regulator mod, if I recall correctly. The 110v divergence increased to 140 90 and occasionally the dash meters would still peg for short periods. 5-10 more gen hours and I had 240 0 and gen stator failure at 650 gen hours and about 7 days before gen warranty expiration. Can't explain if/how two issues were connected, except after new gen in '03, no more pegging. Oh, also, like you, got high voltage beeping from Trace, and from Norcold refrig digital read-out. Furtunately, no damage from 240 0. John Suter 2000LXi --- David Brady > This evening, while driving from Salt Lake City to > Las Vegas, I > had a strange electrical phenomenon take place. I > was cruising > at 75mph, just crested a 6% grade, engine temp was > around 200 > deg F, and suddenly I hear a beeping noise coming > from my Trace > inverter remote controls, a "High Batter Voltage" > alarm. I checked > the dash gauges and found that the alternator amp > gauge was pegged > at 300 amps and the DC Volts Coach and DC Volts > Engine were > pegged at 16 volts. This condition lasted for maybe > 15 seconds. > I pulled off at the next exit ramp and inspected > the inverters and > the alternator and load center wiring at the rear of > the coach - > no obvious problems existed. The sun was setting so > I got back > in the coach, started her up, and turned on the > headlights only to > notice that I lost my driving lights. This seems to > be the only issue > I've noticed thus far. We then motored down I-15 to > Las Vegas using > the high beams. The next 200 miles were > non-eventful. Any ideas > on what could have happened? > > TIA, > David Brady > '02 LXi, Smokey > Va > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com |
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