Battery Question

[Don Bradner]

I didn't see anybody else suggest it, but it sounds like you may have an
alternator problem. If it will start after being plugged in it sounds like the
chargers and batteries must be OK - there is no way that you can get enough
power from the plugin/chargers by themselves to start a Detroit, and the
batteries wouldn't do anything if they weren't charging. After a run down the
road the chargers aren't in play, but the alternator is/are.

On 6/29/2009 at 10:47 AM Pete Masterson wrote:

>Could be both. The chargers are probably the OEM units -- notorious
>for overcharging and boiling away the water. The batteries can be
>easily damaged if mistreated. See the "new batteries" thread.
>
>Pete Masterson
>'95 Blue Bird Wanderlodge WBDA 42
>El Sobrante CA
>aeonix1@...
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>On Jun 28, 2009, at 8:12 PM, jburgessx2 wrote:
>
>> So, my batteries (according to the previous owner) are only about
>> two years old and they've been working fine. The other day I turned
>> it off to register at an RV park and it wouldn't turn over at all.
>> So, I had to start the generator to get enough power to turn it
>> over. And, as long as we remain hooked to AC we have no trouble
>> turning over.
>>
>> So, is this a battery issue or a charger issue?
>>
>> Jerry
>> 85 PT40