Hello,
Problem: I just bought a 1984 Fleetwood Tioga (Ford Econoline E350 chassis) RV battery drains in about a day or so. Problem still exists after I have done the following:
? Main Battery voltage was 20.18 volts with no cables connected, reading across the terminals
? Placed voltmeter in series between neg terminal and neg cable and read 20.18 volts.
? Placed voltmeter in series between neg terminal and neg cable and meter overloaded while taking an Ammeter reading on the 10A DC position.
? One by one, I removed all of the fuses and checked the voltage reading. For each fuse, the voltmeter read 20.18 volts.
? The auxiliary battery, I discovered was dead. I also discovered that the battery was installed in correctly with the battery cables swapped, pos cable to neg terminal, neg terminal to positive post.
? I removed the auxiliary battery from the RV.
? On the DC/AC power distribution panel, I opened all breakers.
? Note: The park lights do not operate. The left turn signal does not turn on or blink. The right turn signal works fine. The backup lights work fine.
At this point, it seems that their is a ground somewhere. So I am wondering how to proceed next.
Problem: I just bought a 1984 Fleetwood Tioga (Ford Econoline E350 chassis) RV battery drains in about a day or so. Problem still exists after I have done the following:
? Main Battery voltage was 20.18 volts with no cables connected, reading across the terminals
? Placed voltmeter in series between neg terminal and neg cable and read 20.18 volts.
? Placed voltmeter in series between neg terminal and neg cable and meter overloaded while taking an Ammeter reading on the 10A DC position.
? One by one, I removed all of the fuses and checked the voltage reading. For each fuse, the voltmeter read 20.18 volts.
? The auxiliary battery, I discovered was dead. I also discovered that the battery was installed in correctly with the battery cables swapped, pos cable to neg terminal, neg terminal to positive post.
? I removed the auxiliary battery from the RV.
? On the DC/AC power distribution panel, I opened all breakers.
? Note: The park lights do not operate. The left turn signal does not turn on or blink. The right turn signal works fine. The backup lights work fine.
At this point, it seems that their is a ground somewhere. So I am wondering how to proceed next.