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Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 04-17-2017, 04:41 PM
Replies: 66
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Posted By booster
Thanks for the update, I think it gives a clearer...

Thanks for the update, I think it gives a clearer sense of what actually happened in the first place. You seem to be on your way to getting it straightened out.

It does appear to have started with...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 04-11-2017, 11:10 PM
Replies: 66
Views: 18,541
Posted By booster
Yes, you can connect the single coach battery...

Yes, you can connect the single coach battery with the staring battery and alternator without issue, as long as you have your voltage under control now, which it sounds like you do. You could go to...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 04-09-2017, 11:24 PM
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Posted By booster
I totally agree. You have a single stage charger...

I totally agree. You have a single stage charger which doesn't do a very good job on wet cells or agms. Multistage will give better charging, faster, and easier on the batteries. I would go with...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 04-09-2017, 05:01 PM
Replies: 66
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Posted By booster
They now have both kinds of eyes, water level and...

They now have both kinds of eyes, water level and state of charge. DW's Japan made, 09, CRV came with a Panasonic battery that actually has both kinds in it. Delivered Oct of 08 and battery is still...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 04-08-2017, 12:28 PM
Replies: 66
Views: 18,541
Posted By booster
I would totally agree that a new charger is in...

I would totally agree that a new charger is in order, especially if you go to AGM batteries, which will be less tolerant of over charging than the wet cells are. For two batteries like you have the...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 04-08-2017, 12:20 PM
Replies: 66
Views: 18,541
Posted By booster
It sure could if the tiny 50 amp breaker tripped...

It sure could if the tiny 50 amp breaker tripped from a low battery or shorted battery. Besides that, the alternator is not seeing the battery voltage because the diode blocks it, you could get a...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 04-07-2017, 11:06 PM
Replies: 66
Views: 18,541
Posted By booster
Or even better, the brand and model, so we can...

Or even better, the brand and model, so we can see an actual charge profile, if we can find one.
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 04-07-2017, 08:58 PM
Replies: 66
Views: 18,541
Posted By booster
You really won't know on the batteries until you...

You really won't know on the batteries until you get a hydometer, as the eyes are not very good in most cases. It may also be a mute point because normally you would want to replace the batteries...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 04-07-2017, 08:08 PM
Replies: 66
Views: 18,541
Posted By booster
I think we need to know what "no resistance"...

I think we need to know what "no resistance" means. If it is truly zero ohms as in shorted, the engine should have run and charged, I would think. If it means no resistance reading because it is...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 04-07-2017, 02:00 PM
Replies: 66
Views: 18,541
Posted By booster
The whole thing does get complicated with...

The whole thing does get complicated with isolator in there. The big black wire certainly would be the wire connected to the battery, but it is on the separator, so it the diode fails it doesn't see...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 04-06-2017, 08:59 PM
Replies: 66
Views: 18,541
Posted By booster
You are wise to worry about the coach batteries...

You are wise to worry about the coach batteries overloading things if connected full time to the starting battery. The wiring may be very small, but should be breaker protected, so it shouldn't be a...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 04-06-2017, 08:45 PM
Replies: 66
Views: 18,541
Posted By booster
I would think the RV isolator wiring could mess...

I would think the RV isolator wiring could mess up some of the safety stuff concerning opens, but the low voltage results after the first issue may indicate they are now activated.

The PCM...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 04-06-2017, 05:53 PM
Replies: 66
Views: 18,541
Posted By booster
My opinion yes an isolator can cause alternator...

My opinion yes an isolator can cause alternator problems, but on your year, it was probably more likely a bad connection on the battery to alternator sensing wire, as you probably don't have a single...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 04-06-2017, 01:54 PM
Replies: 66
Views: 18,541
Posted By booster
The 6 amp circuit in that diagram is just a tie...

The 6 amp circuit in that diagram is just a tie in some use to have it activate off the ignition and not the point.

What is a concern is that the battery is on 1 and the alternator on A, through...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 04-06-2017, 12:02 AM
Replies: 66
Views: 18,541
Posted By booster
[QUOTE=cruising7388;55695]I'm not aware of any...

[QUOTE=cruising7388;55695]I'm not aware of any isolators that employ a battery voltage sensor. The sensing terminal typically was on the alternator which examined battery voltage and adjusted the...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 04-05-2017, 06:45 PM
Replies: 66
Views: 18,541
Posted By booster
Isolators can cause some damage from what I have...

Isolators can cause some damage from what I have heard. It appears some of them sense the voltage of one or the battery banks, and if that connection is lost the alternator can lose reference and go...
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