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Old 01-06-2019, 12:19 PM   #1
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Quick question here...

When the coach is plugged in to shore power, does this charge the starting batteries or just the house batteries?

Had a no start issue after being plugging in and not run for a month.

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Old 01-06-2019, 01:46 PM   #2
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On our Gulf Stream, shore power does not charge the Chassis Batteries. Every 1-2 months I put a multi-cycle charger on them for a few days.


I probably should just press the Chassis Battery disconnect button but have both the Chassis and Coach switches on.


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Old 01-06-2019, 04:21 PM   #3
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I added a high quality float charger to my diesel start batteries on my 2007 Tour Master coach because it was driven only occasionally since it was a live aboard situation in an RV park near my out of state employer. My model coach does not have a factory means to charge the engine starting batteries from shore power -- and I don't know of any other models that do...


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Old 01-06-2019, 10:40 PM   #4
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Thanks guys. Thats good to know. I found documentation of maintenance for the rig that shows the generator now charges the starting batteries or some kind of fix their of . I also have a solar package I'm going to install for the house batteries , but as far as the starting batteries I think I'm going to pull a 120 volt circuit into the starting battery compartment. From there, I will add a nice float charger to the batteries so they will charge when I am plugged in to shore power.

That should do it.

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Old 01-07-2019, 06:25 AM   #5
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When the motorhome is in long storage when I'm not going to be around to start it, I run a set of jumper cables between my house batteries and engine batteries. Then they all stay charged. Had to rework a set of cables so the ends detach then they can fit through the hole in the battery compartment.
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David Bott added a post in 2011 about the Trick-L-Start for charging the chassis batteries from shore power. I bought and installed one on my 2008 Tourmaster and it works great.

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Quick question here...

When the coach is plugged in to shore power, does this charge the starting batteries or just the house batteries?

Had a no start issue after being plugging in and not run for a month.

thanks!
No, does not charge chassis/ engine, but it still has phantom load of computer memory, (and radio if you have upgraded it?) On mine, I usually run engine weekly, but can charge by flipping EMERGENCY START toggle for 4-24-hours
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I keep my battery topped off with a battery solar charger tender
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I keep my battery topped off with a battery solar charger tender
I'm thinking doing this.

What specific model/setup so you use?


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Do you have that plugged directly to the batteries or cigarette lighter / accessory plug in the console and is the little solar panel outside or on the dash?

What is your chassis/starting battery config (two 12v in parallel)?

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Quick question here...

When the coach is plugged in to shore power, does this charge the starting batteries or just the house batteries?

Had a no start issue after being plugging in and not run for a month.

thanks!
On my Gulf Stream only the house batteries are charged up when plugged into shore power.
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Old 01-21-2019, 03:37 PM   #13
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I have it plugged into the accessory outlet and I have one 12v battery for the the chassie, if I need emergency start that comes from the coach batteries that are being charged thru my shore hookup. Solar charger in front window.
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I installed this
Home / Isolator Relays / Intellitec Isolator Relay B.I.R.D. Diesel 00-00839-000





Intellitec Isolator Relay B.I.R.D. Diesel 00-00839-000



charges both sets of batteries in both directions, they say to use your jump start relay, but I added its own relay, so if it fails the jump start relay will still work
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I installed this
Home / Isolator Relays / Intellitec Isolator Relay B.I.R.D. Diesel 00-00839-000





Intellitec Isolator Relay B.I.R.D. Diesel 00-00839-000



charges both sets of batteries in both directions, they say to use your jump start relay, but I added its own relay, so if it fails the jump start relay will still work
I have one of those B.I.R.D on my coach, but I don't think it is for charging both chassis and house batteries. When my batteries fall below I believe it is 11 volts, the AutoStart will start the generator and charge them up. It has happened twice since I bought the coach. Maybe the B.I.R.D is not connected since it has the AutoStart.
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