We are having issues with the inverter/charging system in our 09 Fleetwood Discovery. Right now it will not charge in any capacity and will only invert when connected to shore power or while running the generator. The house batteries will charge a bit when the engine is running (or we think so because the information panel reads over 13 volts instead of 8). I think it is broken and will hopefully find out on Monday when someone can look at it. We have been getting numerous suggestions as to what could be the problem and I'm really tired of the "Could Be This".
I would like to know how the system works in a motorhome and would be grateful for any links, books, etc. suggestions. I want to know how/when/why the charging/inverting system works. Does it just work and we can't do anything about it without changing parts until it finally works? That's what most repair shops want to do. They want to change the batteries ($400), change the inverter (it's a magnum and over $2000-an expensive guess at what the problem is). Isn't there any way to put a meter on different outputs, like the batteries, the inverter/charger, and KNOW what is wrong?
We've also been told that when the batteries reach a certain low voltage, somethings will not work even when connected to shore power; this has been verified as the air conditioners will not come on when voltage is low. I've also been told that everything is run by the batteries even when connected to shore power. What exactly happens when connected to shore power?
As you can guess I'm pretty ignorant about this and it seems to be pretty important in a motorhome. Anything will help. Thank you.
I would like to know how the system works in a motorhome and would be grateful for any links, books, etc. suggestions. I want to know how/when/why the charging/inverting system works. Does it just work and we can't do anything about it without changing parts until it finally works? That's what most repair shops want to do. They want to change the batteries ($400), change the inverter (it's a magnum and over $2000-an expensive guess at what the problem is). Isn't there any way to put a meter on different outputs, like the batteries, the inverter/charger, and KNOW what is wrong?
We've also been told that when the batteries reach a certain low voltage, somethings will not work even when connected to shore power; this has been verified as the air conditioners will not come on when voltage is low. I've also been told that everything is run by the batteries even when connected to shore power. What exactly happens when connected to shore power?
As you can guess I'm pretty ignorant about this and it seems to be pretty important in a motorhome. Anything will help. Thank you.