88 power problem update

[one_dusty_hoot]

It's called the Budwieser Wreck Out. Stuart took
the honors and 215K.

bob janes, 87fc35, greenville, sc


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "mbulriss" <mbulriss@...>
wrote:
>
> Wellll, I just got back in from moving ~300 cubic feet of mulch by
> hand (I'll pay for that tomorrow, but I have 100s more to go!) and I
> see that it was indeed batteries. DING, DING, DING - we have a
> winner - score one for them Texas boys - actually Mike McMahn. Well
> actually, even a blind hog gets lucky and finds a root or an acorn
> sometimes.
>
> I actually think the discussion was very well contained, but it did
> point out the need to ask the right questions and to try to be
> thorough in describing our problems. I think everyone rightly
jumped
> to the 120V conclusion based on the early statements of 0 amps
and "no
> power" in the front. It wasn't until after several exchanges and
> ideas that we read that the volt meters read 110 and 120. That
would
> have been useful information or a question raised sooner by one of
us
> to restore power last night. Then when the Missus got involved with
> the "OK, while he's out, let me tell y'all what's really
happening.."
> it became apparent it was 12V and probably battery related. Mike &
I
> had talked off line about the charger being weak or bad and the cold
> weather up in MT eating the batteries in no time. That's also
another
> reason to sign your posts properly as the Rahns did. So we know
where
> you are in case someone is close and also to be able to take
location
> into account when diagnosing heating, cooling, starting, power
> problems, etc.
>
> I'm not picking on anyone here, just pointing out how we *all*
jumped
> to the same conclusion of 120V based on the early posts and never
got
> around to asking what exactly was going on. We all need to take
this
> lesson to heart the next time we start diagnosing.
>
> Just my 2 centavos, and keeping with the Bird of the Week picture
this
> week, now it is time to go get a cold one and go watch the Busch
Clash
> or whatever they call it these days. Goooo #8!!
>
> Mike Bulriss
> 1991 WB40 "Texas Minivan"
> San Antonio, TX
>
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Robert & Teri Rahn"
> wrote:
> >
> > I went and bought a tester and tested the batteries. I went from
neg of
> > one to pos of another and it showed very low, like .03. I tested
my
> > little jump starter that was fully charged to make sure I had the
> > tester on the right setting and it showed 12.5 v. So all the
batteries
> > are completely dead. I checked the water and they are all full.
The
> > charger which is original blue bird and located above the
batteries in
> > the same compartment and the fan is runningf in it, my tester
> > showed .30 volts at the place where the two wires connect to a
terminal
> > below the charger under a cover. So it seems the charger is bad.
I
> > didnt see any reset on it. So it looks like I need to buy a new
charger
> > and batteries. Is there anything left to check befor I do this?
> >
> > Robert Rahn
> > 88 pt 40
> > Kalispell, Mt.
> >
>