Hi all-

It's been a hot minute. Hope you're all well.
Haven't had much time to spend with the coach, but it's a marathon not a sprint, right?

I'm getting the urge to tinker again, and with good reason.

My coach had some " creative wiring" when I got it. When I plug her in, it charges the battery system, and things run off of that. I just realized that if the battery system doesn't charge, I got nothing. The reason I know this is because I think my charger is on the fritz, and none of they lights or house systems work without it. I know I need to rebuild the charging/inverter system, and need some guidance.

Does this beast have a system by which it runs straight off of shore power?

I need a gentle reminder of how these systems work.

Thanks in advance for your infinite patience with my dumb questions.

EDIT-

So in looking at the wiring schematic, if plugged into shore power, the only things that work are the outlets and a/c units.

Everything else runs on 12 v?

Atom Ant wrote on Sat, 21 April 2018 22:21

Hi all-

It's been a hot minute. Hope you're all well.
Haven't had much time to spend with the coach, but it's a marathon not a sprint, right?

I'm getting the urge to tinker again, and with good reason.

My coach had some " creative wiring" when I got it. When I plug her in, it charges the battery system, and things run off of that. I just realized that if the battery system doesn't charge, I got nothing. The reason I know this is because I think my charger is on the fritz, and none of they lights or house systems work without it. I know I need to rebuild the charging/inverter system, and need some guidance.

Does this beast have a system by which it runs straight off of shore power?

I need a gentle reminder of how these systems work.

Thanks in advance for your infinite patience with my dumb questions.

EDIT-

So in looking at the wiring schematic, if plugged into shore power, the only things that work are the outlets and a/c units.

Everything else runs on 12 v?

Adam,

That is substantially correct.

The only other thing that is powered by AC from either shore power or the generator is the converter/charger that should be charging the house bank and powering all the 12v DC things.

Again, the dumb questions are those that you refuse to ask.
The reason that I "over answer" questions is that others are reading that may not have as much understanding as you posses.

So, please, if you are not sure, assemble your questions and ask.

Matt

Thanks guys-

I haven't given the coach much thought in the past year, and leave it plugged into shore power cause on occasion we have someone visit and it's a good place to bunk.

BUT-

It's got some quirks. What is currently charging the aux battery is a Stanley battery charger plugged into one of the outlets.

It works, but not ideal. I plan on re building the charging system, but need to save some nickels first.

I think this charger is on the fritz, so the house aux battery isn't charging, hence my question. I leave an led light on to let me see that it's all working and it wasn't on.