PT40 electrical problems

[Ralph L. Fullenwider]

Hi John:

The "tie" solenoid is located under the entry step and is near the pump
motor for the HWH jacks. There are two actually. They look like the old
Ford or Chevy starter solenoids. There should be a battery idolater or a
diode that separates the gen set battery from the Coach batteries. The
diode is usually located under the drivers front area but has been located
in the rear, curb side in the area where the chargers are located and
allows the gen set battery to be charged from the chargers or alt, but not
discharge.

Good luck,

Safe travels,

Ralph and Charolette Fullenwider
Ralph's RV Solutions, Duncan, Oklahoma
http://home.swbell.net/rlf47/index.htm

At 12:38 PM 6/8/2006 +0000, you wrote:
>--- In wanderlodge@yahoogroups.com, TeamConfuzed@... wrote:
> >
> > We recently purchased one of the early (1982) PT40's.
>
>
>I just wanted to thank all of the good folks who wrote to me or
>called me offering suggestions as to the problem(s) with the ol'
>beast.
>
>Last night I put an extra battery charger on the generator battery
>and not only did that start charging up but the interior lights came
>on, etc., etc. So it appears that both sets of batteries are,
>indeed, wired together and that they were all dead.
>
>The obvious conclusion is that the factory battery chargers are dead
>as well so we'll be looking into replacing them.
>
>I am wondering if whatever solenoid or relay that temporarily
>connects the two battery sets when you push the dash switch has
>stuck. Does anyone know offhand where this is located and what sort
>of device (solenoid or relay?) that I should be lookin' for?
>
>Thanks!
>
> --PirateJohn--
>http://www.PirateJohn.com
>
>
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