Battery Isolator

[erniecarpet@...]

we never leave our coach unplugged. Harvey Lawrence once told me there is close
to a 15 amp phantom drain on the batteries- and if mine sits too long unplugged-
have to plug her in for a while to be able to start her. ernie- 83pt40 in texas

-----Original Message-----
From: ED GARDELS
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tue, 08 Nov 2005 02:45:46 -0000
Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Battery Isolator


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, dspithaler@a... wrote:
>
> Hi All Here is another battery problem. My 89 SP 36' is in
the shop
> right now getting a new compressor. While waiting outside not
plugged in I went
> in it today & the coach battery's were drained & not showing
anything on the
> gauge. The starting battery's showed 12 volts but when I tried to
start it
> there wasn't anything. It didn't even try to spin. I couldn't
even get the genny
> to turn. I tried the switch that was supposed to put the two
banks together
> & that didn't work. How are they supposed to work. Should you be
able to
> start the genny with dead house battery's? Should the coach be
able to start with
> dead house battery's? I know it won't shift if it doesn't get at
least 10
> volts to the ZF transmission. Is that the same with starting? Do
you need
> better than 10 volts to the tranny to get it to start? I want to
get this solved
> before leaving for FL & whereever the end of Dec. All help
appreciated.
> Thanks Don
> 89 SP 36'
> Butler, PA
>
>
Don-- I had the same problemwhen i brought mine home for the first
time.In two days everything was dead, wouldnt start.Same indications
as you have.I just dont leave it upluged anymore.I dont know enough
about bb's to know why.
Ed Gardels 89sp
Arlington. Tx


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