generator weirdness
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12-27-2006, 15:20
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generator weirdness
Thanks Don,
Now that you mention it, I believe I have heard the relay from the driver's seat when engaging the aux switch. And yes, the voltage comes up immediately on the gen battery when I do that. I hope to check that and a couple more items in the morning or afternoon. Dave --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "worktohobby" > > Dave, > > On my bus it is in the same compartment as the generator Fan. If > someone can flip the auxilary battery switch on and off you should > be able to hear it clunk on and of (no engines running). Also, you > should see the genset voltage jump to the coach voltage when the > switch is held in the on position, or you have issues with that > relay as well. > > It will simply be a metalic relay, can style, with a self reseting > circuit breaker near on attached to it and a small diode, nothing > special. If yours is like mine, I THINK it is. On my 1980 FC it was > located under the step, no breaker or diode though. > > Got to get back to work. > > Don Duncan > 1987 PT40 > Beaverton, Oregon > > > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "dhardy1944" > wrote: > > > > Don, > > > > Thanks for the input. Yes I do have the grandkids, but I am > getting > > a little work in. I had my gen battery checked and it had two weak > > cells, so I replaced it today. With the battery in place but with > > quick disconnect open, the voltage reads 13.05 and with the coach > > charger on and the disconnect closed, the voltage reads the same. > > The coach batteries, with the charger on read about 14.20 volts, > so > > they are receiving a charge the gen battery is not receiving. > > > > It sounds like Ralph and Don are on to the tech problem. The most > > serious part of my problem is me - lack of knowledge in this area. > > Ralph mentioned I should have a diode behind the bumper on > driver's > > side. I did not find it. Any help as to physical location, > > descrition of part and/or other parts close to it would be > > appreciated. Thanks again to each of you. If Ralph wasn't on the > > other side of the state I would already had the coach there. We > are > > working on a future date for work, but it would be great to get it > > fixed here and learn a little in the process. > > > > Dave in Tulsa (84 PT 40) > > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "worktohobby" > > > > > > > > Ernie, > > > > > > On my 1987 the genset charge circuit is is tied in to the two > hot > > > terminals on the auxillary battery relay (Genset batter + post, > > and > > > coach batteries + Post). It is a very simple circuit, a 30 amp > > circuit > > > breaker in line with a 50 amp diode wired between the previous > > > mentioned hot posts. If the diode burns out or the self reseting > > fuse > > > fails no charge may reach the battery. My genset has no > > alternator. > > > The main problem with this set up when working is the 0.6 > voltage > > drop > > > accross the diode; the genset battery never sees a decent charge. > > > > > > On my coach I disconnected the diode/circuit braker and > installed > > a 50 > > > amp battery combiner accross the two hot posts. Now whenever > > charge > > > voltages are present the combiner combines the two coach battery > > banks > > > (genset/coach) and the genset battery recieves an excellant > > charge. > > > > > > This bus has no battery isolator. > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > Don Duncan > > > 1987 PT40 > > > Beaverton, Oregon > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Ernest Ekberg" > > > > > > > > > > > dave Hardy- 84 PT40, his generator, while running will not > > charge > > > his > > > > generator battery. The inverter on the coach is no help. He > can > > put > > > an > > > > aux battery charger on the generator battery and the generator > > will > > > run > > > > from now on- without that the voltage drops and she dies. > Anyone > > > have > > > > ever have the same problem? How about a fix? Thanks, Ernie- > > 83PT40 in > > > > Texas- my generator just leaks diesel- no problem there > > > > > > > > > > |
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