herman pahls
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Hello
I am new to this forum and would appreciate your advice.
Six mouths ago I purchased a low milage 2005 Winnebago 36' Journey with the Cat C-7 chassis 350HP.
This is my first diesel and 3rd motorhome (MH).
We have enjoyed many trips and appreciate the power, brakes and towing capacity of this MH in comparison to our previous gas MH's.
I accidentally left the ignition switch on the AUX position and killed the batteries.
When I installed new batteries I noticed a significant spark which possibly indicates that there must be a constant draw on the chassis batteries with the ignition, lights... turned off.
I noticed that the electric trailer brake control never goes off.
So I went looking for a master chassis battery switch like my Monaco gas MH had in a storage compartment and could not find one.
The owners manual does not mention a chassis master switch that I could find.
Is it normal for there to be a constant draw on the chassis battery?
Is there a chassis master switch on the Cat chassis somewhere?
Is there and easy way to install battery disconnects?
How long can these batteries last with a constant draw before starting becomes an issue?
It does not take but a few minutes to disconnect the chassis battery grounds, but a switch would be nice.
Seems like it would take come serious switches to handle the draw of 2000 cold cranking amps.
Any advice would be appreciated
Thanks
Herman Pahls
Coquille, Oregon
I am new to this forum and would appreciate your advice.
Six mouths ago I purchased a low milage 2005 Winnebago 36' Journey with the Cat C-7 chassis 350HP.
This is my first diesel and 3rd motorhome (MH).
We have enjoyed many trips and appreciate the power, brakes and towing capacity of this MH in comparison to our previous gas MH's.
I accidentally left the ignition switch on the AUX position and killed the batteries.
When I installed new batteries I noticed a significant spark which possibly indicates that there must be a constant draw on the chassis batteries with the ignition, lights... turned off.
I noticed that the electric trailer brake control never goes off.
So I went looking for a master chassis battery switch like my Monaco gas MH had in a storage compartment and could not find one.
The owners manual does not mention a chassis master switch that I could find.
Is it normal for there to be a constant draw on the chassis battery?
Is there a chassis master switch on the Cat chassis somewhere?
Is there and easy way to install battery disconnects?
How long can these batteries last with a constant draw before starting becomes an issue?
It does not take but a few minutes to disconnect the chassis battery grounds, but a switch would be nice.
Seems like it would take come serious switches to handle the draw of 2000 cold cranking amps.
Any advice would be appreciated
Thanks
Herman Pahls
Coquille, Oregon