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Generator Battery Not Charging
05-28-2005, 08:17
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Generator Battery Not Charging
Not sure I remember the '80 accurately, but I believe that the genset
battery originally charged from a resistor pack on the genset
regulator box. No charge from the CAT alternator or shore power.

The "official" fix is to put a stud-mount diode (high amperage)
across the aux. battery solenoid under the entry step in series with
a self-resetting circuit-breaker.

Another fix would be to install a battery isolator to charge the
genset battery from shore/alternator output,

Still another would be to add a battery combiner (essentially
a "smart" solenoid which combines battery banks when charging source
available on any bank, best fix).

If I'm wrong on the original setup, hopefully someone with a
diesel '82 or older genset will help.

- Jeff Miller
http://www.wanderlodge.net


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Jeff August"
wrote:
> Tested for charging at the generater battery and are not getting
any
> veriations in the meter at all. It is a brand new battery, we
tested
> with the generator off, on , and with the Cat running, no change.
> Any Ideas?
> Thankyou!
> Jeff & Michelle August
> 1980FC35RB
> Plymouth Wi.
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Generator Battery Not Charging - Jeff August - 05-26-2005, 22:28
Generator Battery Not Charging - Jeff Miller - 05-28-2005 08:17
Generator Battery Not Charging - Tom Warner - 05-28-2005, 17:25
Generator Battery Not Charging - Chuck Wheeler - 05-28-2005, 17:27
Generator Battery Not Charging - Jeff Miller - 05-29-2005, 02:11
Generator Battery Not Charging - Tom Warner - 05-29-2005, 15:39
Generator Battery Not Charging - randydupree - 05-29-2005, 23:44
Generator Battery Not Charging - Jeff Miller - 05-30-2005, 02:14
Generator Battery Not Charging - erniecarpet@... - 05-30-2005, 02:34
Generator Battery Not Charging - randydupree - 05-30-2005, 02:51
Generator Battery Not Charging - Tom Warner - 05-30-2005, 06:18
Generator Battery Not Charging - erniecarpet@... - 05-30-2005, 06:43
Generator Battery Not Charging - erniecarpet@... - 05-30-2005, 07:00
Generator Battery Not Charging - Jeff Miller - 05-30-2005, 07:42
Generator Battery Not Charging - George Lowry - 05-30-2005, 09:52
Generator Battery Not Charging - Tom Warner - 05-30-2005, 10:18
Generator Battery Not Charging - Jeff August - 05-30-2005, 10:30
Generator Battery Not Charging - George Lowry - 05-30-2005, 10:48
Generator Battery Not Charging - Tom Warner - 05-30-2005, 10:49
Generator Battery Not Charging - George Lowry - 05-30-2005, 10:50
Generator Battery Not Charging - Jeff Miller - 05-30-2005, 12:35
Generator Battery Not Charging - krminyl@... - 05-30-2005, 12:49
Generator Battery Not Charging - Jeff August - 05-30-2005, 13:06
Generator Battery Not Charging - Jeff Miller - 05-30-2005, 14:09
Generator Battery Not Charging - Mike Hohnstein - 05-30-2005, 14:55
Generator Battery Not Charging - randydupree - 05-30-2005, 23:39
Generator Battery Not Charging - erniecarpet@... - 05-31-2005, 07:46
Generator Battery Not Charging - bobloomas - 05-31-2005, 10:15
Generator Battery Not Charging - randydupree - 05-31-2005, 10:30
Generator Battery Not Charging - bobloomas - 05-31-2005, 11:33
Generator Battery Not Charging - randydupree - 05-31-2005, 12:12
Generator Battery Not Charging - bobloomas - 05-31-2005, 12:56



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