ron.dittmer wrote: I always considered "Coach" and "House" batteries to be the same. They support the living quarters.
The "Chassis" battery supports the main engine, headlights, dash board, etc.
Am I wrong?
No, you are right. That is how those terms are used in the class C forum. I use house more often but when I say "coach" I am not talking about the bits that Ford or Chevy makes! Those parts are the chassis and they are powered by the chassis battery.
alaskan-rver wrote: A truck using a jake brake will make that loud and long exhaust "BRAAAP" sound while decelerating.
old guy wrote: in some towns the use of a jake brake are forbidden and will get you a ticket
You can put the blame for the noise, and the resulting ordinances against Jake Brakes in the laps of the owner/drivers of the offending trucks. The fact that they make all that racket is indication that the truck's exhaust system has been modified, or is defective.
"The federal government has required all vehicles manufactured since 1978 to meet noise requirements when delivered to the customer, so trucks have been required to meet the requirements when they leave the dealership as new vehicles for quite some time. The real problem here is modified or defective exhaust systems. The use of the engine brake is not the problem."
Also, any town displaying a brand-specific sign such as the "No Jake Brakes" sign that has helped to fuel the myth that the problem is the fault of the device (specifically, Jacobs engine brake) can and will be forced to remove the sign if you let Jacobs Vehicle Systems know about it's location. Towns have every right to regulate noise within their jurisdiction, but they need to do it without maligning the reputation of a legal business.
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We generally do not use the term "coach battery," but, when someone does use it, it is usually clear from context which battery is meant.
When I do a search limited to this forum on "coach battery" I get:
"Your search for 'coach battery' found 139 matches."
When I search on "house battery" I get:
"Your search for 'house battery' found 259 matches."
It is clear that "house" is the more common term but "coach" is used more often that it might seem to you, about a third of the time. My dealer uses the term house so that is what I generally use but I would not claim to know if I ever use coach instead or what proportion of the time. Either one works for me as long as people are careful to call the storage device that cranks the engine the chassis battery!
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