12V dies when starter removed?

[Greg Young]

Hmmm Wouldn't be surprised if this is true. New starter's coming today, and since the fridge decided it was OK without 12V I'm going to wait for its return. Thanks for the insight - it's what I imagined might be the case.

Greg

----- Original Message ----
From: Donald Watson
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2008 4:38:13 AM
Subject: RE: [WanderlodgeForum] 12V dies when starter removed?

Greg, Is it possible that one of the cables you disconnected from the

starter was actually a feed to the dash switch? I know my FC is 9 years

older than your PT, but the design engineers might have been the same. My

coach house is powered via the positive starter terminal, disconnecting

power to the house when I removed the cables from the starter. I had to

temporarily connect these cables with a bolt, washer and nut remembering to

insulate with tape in order to get power to my rotary dash switch while the

starter was removed.



Donn

76FC33

South Kingstown, RI



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[mailto:"WanderlodgeForum%40yahoogroups.com"] On Behalf Of Greg Young

Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2008 1:21 AM

To: Wanderlodge Forum

Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] 12V dies when starter removed?



Hi everybody -



Our starter died over the weekend and we pulled it out this morning. In so

doing, I turned off the 12V system via the under-dash switch, then

disconnected the batteries so there was no chance of shock in removing the

starter. Reconnected the batteries, turned the dash switch back on, and...

nothing. The inverter is still seeing the batteries and charging them, but

none of the 12V systems have any juice. Is there something else I was

supposed to do? Will 12V come magically back when the starter is replaced?

Any other ideas?



Thanks!

Greg Young

1986 PT40 "Bluefire"

Escondido, CA

(760) 807-1727