| Re: [GMCnet] Chassis wiring questions [message #344543] |
Tue, 25 June 2019 12:59  |
rallymaster
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Registered: February 2004
Location: North Plains, ORYGUN
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Ken, both coach and engine batteries are charged from the alternator.
The alternator is connected to the center tap of the diode bridge and the
coach battery is connected to one of the ends and the engine battery is
connected to the other. This allows the alternator to charge both coach
and engine batteries with no direct connection between the two.
ronC
Ron & Linda Clark
North Plains, ORYGUN
1978 Eleganza II
On Tue, 25 Jun 2019 10:48:59 -0600 Ken Harland via Gmclist
writes:
> While it's great to have a full set of manuals complete with wiring
> diagrams, I've found they're woefully lacking when it comes to
> certain aspects.
> Specifically the generator and converter. They show the generator
> feeding directly into the chassis harness, no bother about the
> 120VAC to 12VDC
> conversion. They don't show the converter at all nor do they show
> the fuse panel above the converter and its associated circuits, at
> least not that
> I've found.
>
> Looking at the wiring diagram seems to indicate that both batteries
> are charged when the generator is running or when plugged into shore
> power but I
> don't believe that's correct, at least it's not happening with my
> coach. But if I'm correct, what's the purpose of the battery diode?
> Unless your
> feeding both circuits, they both are already separate. And you can
> bridge them momentarily with the Battery Boost switch. And I've
> complicated my
> issue by relocating the house battery to a custom tray up front with
> the engine battery. While everything seems to function as it should
> if I'm
> correct that the engine battery doesn't get charged along with the
> house one. So again, why the diode bridge between them?
>
> Ken H
> 1978 E II
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> 1978 Eleganza II
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Ron & Linda Clark
North Plains, ORYGUN
1978 Eleganza II
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