Jan-15-2018 07:49 AM
Jan-25-2018 08:07 AM
sealevel ram wrote:Mile High wrote:
Does your coach have the switch that lets you combine coach batteries with chassis momentarily to give you a boost?
Yes, it does. Doesn't help with trying to start my engine. No change.
On further investigation today, I disconnected my chassis batteries, and both check out for voltage.
I must have a bad connection on the chassis side somewhere in my system? Or other suggestions to check out?
Anybody have this problem in past? My coach system appears to work fine.
I am connected to shore power (30 Amp), and my charger shows "float charging".
Jan-25-2018 06:44 AM
Red to dead, red to good, black from good to under the hood (some good metal and NOT the good battery terminal)
Only hook black to dead battery to keep from possibly harming the good battery...
Reverse for removing and as a note,
hook black to bad battery before hooking good battery black to metal.
Jan-18-2018 06:15 AM
sealevel ram wrote:Yep, I don't think your problem is batteries.Mile High wrote:
Does your coach have the switch that lets you combine coach batteries with chassis momentarily to give you a boost?
Yes, it does. Doesn't help with trying to start my engine. No change.
On further investigation today, I disconnected my chassis batteries, and both check out for voltage.
I must have a bad connection on the chassis side somewhere in my system? Or other suggestions to check out?
Anybody have this problem in past? My coach system appears to work fine.
I am connected to shore power (30 Amp), and my charger shows "float charging".
Jan-17-2018 06:26 PM
Mile High wrote:
Does your coach have the switch that lets you combine coach batteries with chassis momentarily to give you a boost?
Jan-17-2018 03:48 PM
Jan-17-2018 12:09 PM
Jan-16-2018 05:23 PM
sealevel ram wrote:I think it means to connect one end of the red cable to the dead one, then the other end to the good battery.
Understand all that, but not the "Red to dead, red to good" part.
Jan-16-2018 04:50 PM
MrWizard wrote:sealevel ram wrote:RayJayco wrote:
Red to dead, red to good, black from good to under the hood (some good metal and NOT the good battery terminal)
Can you explain this a little for the once-a-year mechanic?
connect the red-positive of the dead battery first
connect the black to car frame or motor mount, steel bumper etc..
NOT directly to the negative battery post of the batteries
the idea is to Avoid a possible spark at the top of the battery where hydrogen gas may be escaping
spark to hydrogen will cause an instant dangerous explosion
Jan-16-2018 03:45 PM
sealevel ram wrote:RayJayco wrote:
Red to dead, red to good, black from good to under the hood (some good metal and NOT the good battery terminal)
Can you explain this a little for the once-a-year mechanic?
Jan-16-2018 03:34 PM
Jan-16-2018 02:50 PM
Jan-16-2018 02:16 PM
RayJayco wrote:
Red to dead, red to good, black from good to under the hood (some good metal and NOT the good battery terminal)
Jan-16-2018 02:35 AM
Jan-15-2018 05:24 PM