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geraldlanc

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  1. I have a Prosine 2500 inverter/charger in my motorhome. When connected to shore power, the house batteries charge, but the chassis batteries do not. The motor does charge the chassis batteries.

    I have read and reread the manual, but have no clue what to do. Can someone help?

    Even thinking about electrical issues makes my head hurt.

    Gerald


  2. For those of you who have been to eastern Canada, we are looking at making a trip to the Nova Scotia area next summer. We won't have much time (maybe 3 weeks max) before we will need to head back home to Texas.

    Will we need a toad, or can we tour in our 40' MH? When we went to Alaska in a truck camper, we just spent one or two nights in a spot and then moved on. We saw a lot of territory that way.

    Are there areas that we could just sit in for days at a time and rent a car to tour in? I currently don't have a car that can be towed 4 down and am trying to decide if I should buy a tow dolly for the Prius.

    Gerald


  3. In my new to me MH (2002 Beaver), the roof top satellite doesn't work. A tech ran me through a series of tests and determined that the cpu and gyros were defective and the unit will have to be replaced. Can someone recommend a good replacement, and can the oem wiring be used?

    Gerald


  4. My 2002 Beaver Marquis has the AquaHot system. I know it has an electric heating element as well as the diesel burner.

    The tech person at the dealer where I bought it says there is a switch that will turn off the electric element, but I can not find it.

    Does anyone know about this switch and where it might be located?

    I have looked all over the inside of the coach.

    Gerald


  5. I have 6 6 volt house batts in our coach.

    When it comes time to replace them, would 3 12 volt batteries work as well? We don't boondock at all and really don't even need such a large battery bank.

    The service advisor where we bought the coach suggested that using fewer batteries might do harm to other system components such as the inverter/charger.

    Gerald


  6. The coach does have a ProSine 2500 watt inverter that will power many appliances on the coach, but I never need it. I know that it charges the batteries, but I don't use it to power anything in the coach. The fifth wheel we had before this did not have an inverter at all and we never needed one. Why do I need this one? Please excuse my naiveté , but I am electrically impaired!

    Gerald


  7. My Beaver coach has 6 house batts plus 2 more for the chassis. Why so many house batteries? We don't boondock or spend much time off the grid. We will occasionally stay overnite at WalMart or a truck stop, but any power needs we have are taken care of by the massive geneset. Sometimes all we need is the water pump and a light or two. I know the slides need a lot of juice, but we don't have to move the slides. So why do I need 6 house batts, and what would a safe minimum be when I have to replace them?

    Gerald


  8. I noticed that one of the negative battery cables is corroded at the terminal and back into the wire itself.

    Should I try to clean it, or replace it?

    If I remove it, should I turn off the disconnect switch for the house and coach batteries while I am working on it?

    If I replace it, I will have to go to a welding shop?? and have them make up a replacement as it is only about 6 inches long. I might as well remove (one at a time) and clean the terminals on all the wires while I'm at it?

    I have no experience with so many batteries in one place and need lots of advice!

    Gerald


  9. My new to me Beaver coach has a power reel for the 50 amp cord. The first time I tried to retract it, the motor quit about halfway in and made a clicking noise like a starter/dead battery. I started the coach and then the reel worked perfectly. Can someone explain what is going on?

    Gerald


  10. Our new to us Beaver MH has an Advantium convec/micro oven. Is it normal for it to vent into the coach? The first time we used it, the grill at the top of the unit was"sucking"air into the unit on the right half of the grill opening and blowing hot air from the oven from the other. Needless to say, it got rather hot in the coach waiting for the dish to bake.

    I expected all the hot air to go outside.

    Anyone have a similar unit?

    Gerald

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