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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / RVs / September 2006RV not charging batteries to power generator & RV power
hello, I am having problems with my house RV lights battery not charging. have checked the charging solenoid and see no power across the posts. before I just start R&R parts, are they any other areas you might suggest I check. when I plug the RV in to 110 volts, light come on and the whole thing. so I think it just may be the charging solenoid. any ideas or suggestions appreciated. thanks > hello, > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > any ideas or suggestions appreciated. > thanks The first thing I would do is check the water level of the battery (if not sealed). If the water level is low, fill to the top and charge for a few hours. Then check the voltage of the battery when it is disconnected. Then compare that voltage with the voltage of the battery when it is plugged in to shore power and connected. If the voltage is higher when plugged in, then your battery is probably kaput. If the voltage is the same, then it could be a charging system problem. If it is a charging system problem, first check all your fuses and circuit breakers. Other than that, there isn't much you're going to find out here unless you give more info. Helpful Hank <~~~likes new name :-) > hello, > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > any ideas or suggestions appreciated. > thanks One suggestion is to provide us some information on make model of the converter. In the mean time take a couple voltage readings on the battery and report that with converter info. Mickey the RV is a 1992 allegro 32 foot diesel pusher, here is the converter information AUTOMATIC LINE GENERATOR SWITCH NOT IGNITION PROTECTED RATED 240 VAC 50A TUNGSTEN 50A BALLAST MAGNETEK TYPE 1 INTELI POWER 9100 MODEL PD9155 INPUT 105-130VAC 50HZ 900 WATTS OUTPUT 13.6 VDC 55 AMP (INCLUDES CHARGING AND LOAD) TOTAL CHARGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS TCMS INTERFACE 30 AMPS no fuses blown, all wires intact. no burnt wires. plugged the intell power into a 110v line from the house. let it charge all night. went out this evening, house & gen batteries start gen. run fine. lights on in house. RV house batteries are 12 volt marine AC Delco so I have charged batteries. and it appears to be working again at this point. i would like to check the setup and make sure it is working and i do not need any replacement parts before i head out to corpus christi . I would like to change several of the power setup configurations. like quick disconnect for the batteries on the house and starting. circuit breaker panel for the RV and a smart charger built in. larger house 6v battery setup with AGM in series. at this point I am just making sure what I have is working and up to snuff. I can tackle the upgrades one at a time. I am looking for books that detail the purposed upgrades I have for my RV. any suggestions would be appreciated. would finding a wiring diagram and or blue prints for this RV be out of the question? anybody found a set of these on the web, or just at tiffen. thanks to the group for the suggestions >> hello, >> [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Mickey RV not charging batteries to power generator & RV power pictures are at http://photos.yahoo.com/missingvoree 2006-09-16 Allegro RV Charging System 2 folders with this name. just so you see what i see. i am looking for suggestions on how to isolate the house batteries and the starter batteries, so i don't burn up one or the other when charging them. plus the diesel motor is in back of the RV, the gen is in the front with the house batteries. the converters are in the back by the diesel motor, so i would like to move the batteries to one area. is this practical or will it work. suggestions would be appreciated. thanks the RV is a 1992 allegro 32 foot diesel pusher, here is the converter information AUTOMATIC LINE GENERATOR SWITCH NOT IGNITION PROTECTED RATED 240 VAC 50A TUNGSTEN 50A BALLAST MAGNETEK TYPE 1 INTELI POWER 9100 MODEL PD9155 INPUT 105-130VAC 50HZ 900 WATTS OUTPUT 13.6 VDC 55 AMP (INCLUDES CHARGING AND LOAD) TOTAL CHARGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS TCMS INTERFACE 30 AMPS no fuses blown, all wires intact. no burnt wires. plugged the intell power into a 110v line from the house. let it charge all night. went out this evening, house & gen batteries start gen. run fine. lights on in house. i did notice that the driving battery was bubbling out some acid this morning when the house current was hooked to the Intel unit via the 110 plug. RV house batteries are 12 volt marine AC Delco so I have charged batteries. and it appears to be working again at this point. i would like to check the setup and make sure it is working and i do not need any replacement parts before i head out to Corpus Christi . I would like to change several of the power setup configurations. like quick disconnect for the batteries on the house and starting. circuit breaker panel for the RV and a smart charger built in. larger house 6v battery setup with AGM in series. at this point I am just making sure what I have is working and up to snuff. I can tackle the upgrades one at a time.I am looking for books that detail the purposed upgrades I have for my RV. any suggestions would be appreciated.would finding a wiring diagram and or blue prints for this RV be out of the question? anybody found a set of these on the web, or just at Tiffen. thanks to the group for the suggestions > RV not charging batteries to power generator & RV power > [quoted text clipped - 56 lines] > these on the web, or just at Tiffen. > thanks to the group for the suggestions I took a quick look at all of your pictures. One thing I noticed is that some of the positive terminals on the battery look as if they are sulfated or dirty. As well as the negative terminal. I'd start by removing the negative terminal ans sanding the contact surface with emory cloth. the coat it with a dielectric grease. Do the same to each terminal on the positive side of the battery. (This is the cheap and easy method). Side note: I collect/restore pinball machines and old coin op items, many a times I have found that by simply cleaning the electrical connections I can get it to work. I'd also wrap some insulating electrical tape aroound the exposed wires going into the terminals. Check the water level of each battery and add if needed, also check specific gravity using a hydrometer. 12V RV/Marine batteries last about 5 years max. so you may want to replace. Sometimes even less if neglected. Next, I'd disconnect the charging portion of the converter and see if your getting 12.6-15.0V open circuit using a meter. If not then I'd suspect failure in the charging circuit of the converter. I'd also look at the splices and check for continuity (remove negative terminal on BOTH batteries). also continuity of each terminal/ wire trace. Ed |
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