Generator Battery Not Charging

[Tom Warner]

Chuck the diagram for the 1982 is very simple. There is no OEM generator
charging. They forgot it. Sometime in 1983 from what Benny told me they
came out with a engineering change which provided a diode and a cirucuit
breaker to install across the Aux Battery solenoid to provide it. I have
the engineering change and thought I put it on the forum before.

tom
1982 FC35
Vernon Center,NY

At 12:27 AM 5/29/2005 -0500, you wrote:
>I have PDF's of the diagrams from my 82. I will upload them sometime this
>weekend. We do not have a high speed connection so I have to wait till
>Kathy is not using the internet for work.
>
>- Chuck Wheeler -
>82 FC31 - Fort Worth, TX
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
>[mailto:WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Jeff Miller
> Sent: Saturday, May 28, 2005 3:18 PM
> To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Generator Battery Not Charging
>
>
> Not sure I remember the '80 accurately, but I believe that the genset
> battery originally charged from a resistor pack on the genset
> regulator box. No charge from the CAT alternator or shore power.
>
> The "official" fix is to put a stud-mount diode (high amperage)
> across the aux. battery solenoid under the entry step in series with
> a self-resetting circuit-breaker.
>
> Another fix would be to install a battery isolator to charge the
> genset battery from shore/alternator output,
>
> Still another would be to add a battery combiner (essentially
> a "smart" solenoid which combines battery banks when charging source
> available on any bank, best fix).
>
> If I'm wrong on the original setup, hopefully someone with a
> diesel '82 or older genset will help.
>
> - Jeff Miller
> http://www.wanderlodge.net
>
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Jeff August"
> wrote:
> > Tested for charging at the generater battery and are not getting
> any
> > veriations in the meter at all. It is a brand new battery, we
> tested
> > with the generator off, on , and with the Cat running, no change.
> > Any Ideas?
> > Thankyou!
> > Jeff & Michelle August
> > 1980FC35RB
> > Plymouth Wi.
>
>
>
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