| Re: [GMCnet] trying to understand the ac system [message #222016] |
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hnielsen2
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Registered: February 2004
Location: Alpine CA
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I installed the combiner two years a go.
Thanks
Howard
Alpine Ca
All is well with my Lord
Never Give Up
On Sep 10, 2013, at 17:11, mr.erfisher@gmail.com wrote:
> A combiner is better
> But
> The wire
> Charge from Onan
> Charge from alt if isolator bad
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> On Sep 10, 2013, at 4:33 PM, Howard <hnielsen2@cox.net> wrote:
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>> Our 74 Canyon Lands came with the switch
>> Looks stock?
>> It also had a jumper wire with alligator clips on each end built by one of the P O's
>> Why the wire ?
>> I have used the switch once to get us started.
>> Howard
>> Alpine Ca
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>> All is well with my Lord
>> Never Give Up
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>> On Sep 10, 2013, at 13:23, James Hupy <jamesh1296@gmail.com> wrote:
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>>> Many coaches have that jumper on the isolator. It is not factory. I have
>>> seen many of them that have a ring terminal on one end, and an insulated
>>> alligator clamp on the other. I suppose they are used when you are using
>>> the generator, you can temporarily connect the jumper and also top off your
>>> engine battery, or as a "get me home" measure when the engine alternator
>>> craps out miles from home. No substitute for keeping up on battery
>>> maintenance, though..
>>> Jim Hupy
>>> Salem, Or
>>> 78 Gmc Royale 403
>>> On Sep 10, 2013 1:14 PM, "Emery Stora" <emerystora@mac.com> wrote:
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>>>> I noticed that also which means that the isolator has been rendered
>>>> inoperative and the engine alternator is charging both of the batteries at
>>>> the same time but when the engine is not running the house side could draw
>>>> down the engine battery and vice versa. The main problem with this is that
>>>> if one is dry camping and used lights, furnace, etc. it could drop the
>>>> engine starting battery so that it might not be able to start the engine
>>>> and one could be stranded.
>>>>
>>>> Emery Stora
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>>>> On Sep 10, 2013, at 2:07 PM, Bill Wevers wrote:
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>>>>> I just noticed that the isolator has the house battery
>>>>> shorted to the engine battery....Is that right?
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