kaypsmith

I will never again own a coach without air bag suspension. A properly maintained bag suspension is far superior in ride comfort.

Carl, I did see one that was an articulated bus converted to a n RV. The picture below is not the one that I saw but is similar.

I currently have an RV queen memory foam 10 inch firm on an adjustable bed that I ordered off of e-bay. Three years old now and still love it. I did order the one that claims to be made in the USA.

https://community.fmca.com/profile/24417-erniee/ Here is a link to Ernie. As Carl said just click on his avatar, profile will come up, then you can PM.

Agree with Bill, if you have never driven a bus conversion, try driving one before you make a final decision.

Here is a situation similar from earlier this year.

Tom, thanks for your service to our great country, and good choice in the flying career. As always very informative.

If you have or know someone who has a tone generator and probe, you could plug the generator into the outlet that is not working, then use the probe to check at the breaker panels to determine where the other end of that circuit is. Don't try this on a live circuit of course. The outlets that are labeled GFI are downstream from another true GFI plug or breaker, if it is a breaker in the breaker panel, there will be a distinct difference in the looks of the breaker and should be labeled.

X2 lenp, this is not an inverter, if there is an inverter, look for another set of 12V DC wires going away from the battery bank.

Brett, here is the direct link to Bill's inverter model manual, the manual refers to three different models, his is the 150 at the end of the model #. http://www.kisaepower.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IC-High-Power-Low-Frequency-Series-REV-B.pdf Wiring instruction is on page 7. His model can be wired with 240 split phase, or 120 single. If wired with 120, it must be from the same source ie 30 amp single circuit, but using two wires connected to L1 and L2. So far I find nothing to tell the inverter which way it is wired, so for now I am assuming that the unit can sense the difference.

I would start with a can of gasoline and a short piece of hose to place in the can and other end directly connected to the fuel pump. If the pump now pumps to the carb, then I would look next at fuel filters, then at the fuel line. If this fuel line has never been replaced and the coach is 18 years old, at that age they have a tendency to collapse. Of course if the can fuel does not pump, then the pump would obviously be bad, much easier to test first before going to the trouble of pulling the fuel pump.

Probably the Generator at this stage of the game. Unless this is an inverter generator, the rpm should not change, but yes more fuel is required to keep at the same speed, therefore the governor does call up more fuel which will make a definite change in the sound. As Rich said a frequency counter would be helpful in determining that it remains at sixty cycles.

Brett, you are correct if this an RV generator, most 5500's are only 120 volt, that's why there is a 25 amp and a 30 amp breaker. I don't know what model he has, or if this a 30 or 50 amp coach. Onan does make a commercial model 5500 that is a true 240 volt, and if this one is, the breaker would be double gang attached together. The thought that I am having is that it is a 120 volt model, and that both AC's are on the same leg causing an overload condition, but that doesn't explain why the breaker on the generator isn't tripping. My only other guess is that there is some type of intelligent device that is supposed to shed loads is breaking down instead of doing it's job.

The only other concern that I have is that the inverter is set for 240, is that sometime possibly you have used a 30 to 50 amp pigtail in order to be plugged into a 30 amp pedestal, in this event the current is only 120 volts because the pigtail breaks out 120 to both L1 and L2. In this event the inverter may have "starved" for voltage. In this event, the inverter should sense the shortage and simply shut out the supply, if it doesn't, then that would be a fault in the design of the unit.

Jason, what else is running at the same time that you are running the two AC's? Brett was typing at the same time as me so I deleted that part of my post. Well one other to add, while checking the ATS, be sure to check the voltage between the red and black connections.

There are several inexpensive wireless rearview camera systems on e-bay that would work very well.

Sarasota to Tampa is 61 miles, there will be more choices in Tampa. You may also want to check with a mobile tire service, they are usually available 24/7.

Yes have heard of that, Brett and Joe have posted on that issue before, it was posted in this post, maybe they will be back on soon. As Carl said, WELCOME TO THE FORUM. My First Experience With Coach-Net

Thanks Carl, the single wire is not to help with inverter issue, it only will help get rid of the AC tingle when touching the metal of the coach while in a wet condition.

If no continuity between ground and neutral with coach unplugged from the pedestal, this is correct wiring. The ground and neutral are bonded at the pedestal, which is where that is supposed to happen. This condition will now show continuity all the way back into the coach with shore power plugged up, throwing the breaker at the pedestal will not effect the continuity reading back inside the coach as the breaker only opens the two hots (L1 and L2). Electricity will use the least resistant path to ground in all cases. If there was continuity while unplugged between the two with the inverter in place, then the culprit is the inverter itself. I noticed in the manual that the battery DC wires must not touch the AC wires, this can be another source of backfeed, not their words but mine, this is a known fact.

Rock collectors seem to have the most problem with this, don't believe it, ask Rickey. The long long trailer, 1953.

Keith, is the computer a desktop (stand alone computer with separate monitor) or laptop? If laptop, what brand and model? There are chargers available for some laptops that can use 12 volt DC and transforms upward to 19 volts.

Bearings in rear axel?

That sounds as though 120 applied to either L1 or L2 and 120 applied to common/neutral with the common input into the other leg of the 240 circuit. Everything that was in the on position of the hot leg would have received the full 240, ouch!

It doesn't matter that L1 and L2 (red/black) are inverted in a 240 volt circuit, both are 120 volts to common (neutral), either side will do just fine. The neutral making way to ground after leaving the CG post is still the most likely culprit, by the way if you want to ground the chassis directly to the pedestal by means of a separate wire, simply use a single wire attach it to the chassis and terminate the other end to the round of a standard 120 volt male plug, plug this into the 120 outlet on the pedestal, breaker can be on or off as you are only using the ground anyway. The generator is most often a culprit of this grounding to neutral because many don't realize that it makes a difference, I have even found times that someone put a strap from the generator straight to the chassis. Inside all breaker boxes after entering the coach as mentioned earlier there must be separate ground bus which must not be bonded to neutral in any manner for safety sake, remember that there is an equal load as the appliances on a circuit carried back to ground in a 120 circuit, ie. if you use 5 amps, 5 amps are carried back to ground, enough to cause that tingle when you are standing in a wet condition outside the coach. One other thing that I forgot to mention earlier to test for backfeed to DC, set your digital volt meter to the lowest setting, make sure you are plugged into shore power, and turn on several high amp draw appliances, now hold the test leads to your 12 or 24 volt DC source that powers the inverter, if you read any AC voltage, that is backfeed, it should read no voltage at AC. An analog meter will not show this because there is too little voltage for you to be able to see the movement. Hope this helps, and the chassis to ground has helped several with bus conversions over the years.