08-01-2012, 09:35 AM
Ok...So I have a merge switch, solenoid, and an isolator. If I leave the switch alone...the coach will figure out how to charge the house batteries? Or do I have to use the switch while driving?
One of the reasons I asked this question is that just after I got the coach, I stopped at a truckstop and the engine would not crank. I ended up merging the batteries and was able to get going. If I had somehow drained the house batteries, I would have been stuck. So fast forward to the question at hand. If the coach merges the engine and house batteries while driving...and I loose an alternator, then I could drain out both sets of batteries.
Or as if often the case...am I mistaken?
Cheers,
bill
One of the reasons I asked this question is that just after I got the coach, I stopped at a truckstop and the engine would not crank. I ended up merging the batteries and was able to get going. If I had somehow drained the house batteries, I would have been stuck. So fast forward to the question at hand. If the coach merges the engine and house batteries while driving...and I loose an alternator, then I could drain out both sets of batteries.
Or as if often the case...am I mistaken?
Cheers,
bill
Bill Johnson
Birmingham, Alabama