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RE: Echo Charger not working
Ok guys thanks for the feedback.
I got it working.
As stated above the echo charger is not a charger it diverts voltage from the house batteries to the engine batteries, once the house batteries are fully charged.
What I did wrong was I connected the house lead to one battery 6v, not the point where all four add up to 13v, this is why the echo did not start charging the engine batteries.
When I moved this connection it immediately starting working.
Excellent !
Thanks guys
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JCat
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04/27/13 11:51am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Echo Charger not working
2old thanks for the input
The instructions state to connect one wire to the engine +
and connect the other wire to the house battery +
Once the house batteries are charged to 13vdc, then the echo will kick in and charge the engine battery
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JCat
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04/27/13 11:28am |
Class A Motorhomes
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Echo Charger not working
My rv does not charge the engine batteries when plugged into shore power.
So I decided to buy a xantrax echo charger. It is a 12/24 volt unit.
I hooked it up, one wire to the engine batteries one to the coach batteries, one to the ground, turned on the power, nothing, no light on the LED.
A couple of questions:
The ground wire is connected to the negative post on the engine battery.
IS THIS A CORRECT GROUND CONNECTION ?
The instructions state that the engine batteries will charge once the coach batteries reach 13 VDC. My coach batteries are 6v, 4 of them.
WILL THEY EVER GET TO 13 VDC ?
DID I BUY THE WRONG CHARGER, SINCE MY ENGINE BATTERIES ARE 12 VDC AND THE COACH BATTERIES ARE 6VDC ?
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JCat
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04/27/13 11:00am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Engine won't start - Battery issue
Had the tech out yesterday and as I thought the batteries are not getting charged on shore power.
Also found that the Big Boy relay had gone bad, looked corroded at the base.
So I think my solution will be a new Big Boy and an echo charger for the engine batteries.
This should get me going.
JCat
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JCat
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04/17/13 12:33pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Engine won't start - Battery issue
If it the DW it will be no beer and more work !
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JCat
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04/09/13 04:04pm |
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RE: Engine won't start - Battery issue
Wolfe Man, thanks for the steps in troubleshooting
Ona, yes I held the switch in while trying to start.
Unfortunately the solenoid/battery compartment is at the rear of the RV and I am in the drivers seat. And my hearing is really bad anyway. I'll need to get a helper.
JCAT
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JCat
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04/09/13 02:54pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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Engine won't start - Battery issue
Here is my issue, tried to start the engine and the batteries could not turn over the engine to get it running. Hit my battery boost switch and held it in, did not start.
Had a battery guy come out and check the batteries, engine and coach.
Engine was low 11.5V, coach were fully charged.
Engine batteries are 3 yrs old, coach are 1 year old.
I know that on my RV Mandalay 40D the engine batteries do not charge when I am plugged into shore power, so they go down over time.
But my coach batteries do charge on shore power.
How come the coach batteries did not start the engine when I hit the battery boost button ?
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JCat
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04/09/13 02:13pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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washer/dryer finally died
After 10 yrs the washer dryer died. I had the splendid type.
Anyone know of a better one?
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JCat
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09/08/12 12:32pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Carrier High Efficiency A/C
Sorry to hear that, anyone else make a similiar product ?
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JCat
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09/04/12 02:50pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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Carrier High Efficiency A/C
Recently ran into a guy who had swapped out his 2 roof A/C's for Carrier high efficiency units, 16,000 each and loves them.
I have a 15,000 and a 13,500 and want more cooling out of my A/C's and thought maybe this would be a good swap out.
He said they use the same or less electricity as his old units.
Anyone familiar with these units, or done a swap out ?
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JCat
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09/04/12 02:33pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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