Generator and Battery charger problem

[one_dusty_hoot]

Could be they ARE related, here's how. The genset has
a tremdous load at start by the short not enough to
trip the breaker but enough to keep from running.

You need to isolate the chargers, disconnect, or
whatever to get them out of the circuit. Starting
a generator with a heavy load before it reached
govenor speed is not good.

Bob Janes, '87FC35, Greenville, SC

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Sidney Breese"
<ssbreese@...> wrote:
>
> I have two problems which I don't think are related. About two
weeks
> ago I moved my Bird to get ready for a trip. Everything seemed to
be
> working fine; engine, generator, ac. I left it alone for about a
week,
> then decided to hook it up to shore power.
>
> 1. I tried to start the generator. It cranked and began to start,
but
> then stalled out. I have not been able to get it started since.
> Everything looks fine.
>
> 2. After the failure of the generator, I hooked up store power.
Did
> not hear the battery chargers humming. The breaker had switch the
> system off. Reset it and it tripped the breaker in my barn.
Sounds to
> me like the chargers are shot or shorted out. Any suggestions?
>
> Sid Breese
> 85 PT40
> St. Joseph, MO
>