power problem on 88 pt 40

[Leroy Eckert]

Yes, those observations are certainly a possibility except they were plugged
into shore power, and reported the batteries to be charging. Then, when the
problem is finally located. Why or how did it happen?

Leroy Eckert
1990 WB-40"smoke N Mirrors"
Niceville, FL




----- Original Message -----
From: mbulriss
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, February 10, 2007 11:39 AM
Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: power problem on 88 pt 40


I am on the phone with Mike McMahan right now and he has some great
basic observations - they apparently had power, left for a while and
then had no power when they returned. Could it be that in that cold
up there that the house batteries died while they were out? Did they
leave the inverter on while out? Check the volt meter on the driver's
dash and see what it reads. Is it over 12V? IF not, the batteries
could be dead. Then there is a lot of possibilities as to why, but
measuring the voltage at the batteries would be the next quick test to
see what the batteries read. Call Mike at 254-848-5294 or
254-913-1176 and he will walk you through some things to check. He
has an 89 and also has 12V master.

Mike Bulriss
1991 WB40 "Texas Minivan"
San Antonio, TX

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Curt Sprenger
wrote:
>
> Robert & Teri,
> From the information that Teri sent I agree with the others, it's a
12V
> problem.
>
> A summary of things to check:
> 1) find the DC Master Switch and turn it on-off-on a few times. Our '87
> has that switch under the drivers dash area. Be sure the wires are
tight.
>
> 2) find the A/T Switch (Anti-Theft) and be sure it is set to OFF. Our
> coach has that switch on the right side of the dash in front of the
> driver.
>
> 3) check that the A/T switch (that may be a Bugler Alarm) outside the
> entry door is set to OFF.
>
> 4) find the Electronic Master Switch and be sure it is set to ON. Our
> coach has that switch in the upper cabinet above the glass door
cabinet,
> above the U-Line. There should be a fuse or circuit breaker somewhere
> that works with the switch.
>
> 5) Mike Bulriss offered some good suggestions.
>
> Good luck.
>
> Curt Sprenger
> 1987 PT38 8V92 "MacAttack Racing"
> Anaheim Hills, Calif.
>





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