robh Report post Posted November 1, 2020 My 2000 Patriot Thunder. Dash is showing 18 volts charge while running. Monitor panel shows fault while running or on shore power. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
docj Report post Posted November 1, 2020 Greetings to a fellow owner of a 2000 PT. It's a small club! Does your Silverleaf system still work? What does it say the voltage is while the engine is running. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dickandlois Report post Posted November 1, 2020 22 minutes ago, docj said: Greetings to a fellow owner of a 2000 PT. It's a small club! Does your Silverleaf system still work? What does it say the voltage is while the engine is running. What does your Silverleaf voltage read ,like doc asked? A alternator output voltage of over 14.5 will create an error, what is the alternator voltage reading? I have had that issue when the alternator regulator diodes failed. A high DC voltage reading while on Shore Power can be caused when the Charger / inverter setting is wrong. Rob, Have you replaced the house and or Chassis batteries before this issue appeared? A little more information from you would help. Who's charger inverter is installed in the coach? Is it OEM or has it been replaced or updated? Rich. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robh Report post Posted November 1, 2020 Silver leaf does not work. Monitor panel shows 13.5 on house and coach batteries. Batteries were replaced last year. Not sure which inverter it is but will check. Monitor panel shows a/c fault on shore power, not sure if this is related. it is indeed a small club Doc, we have covered 6200 miles this year and have not seen another one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rayin Report post Posted November 1, 2020 (edited) Before spending money I would look to the most likely cause, a faulty battery will draw more charge than a sound battery, especially a shorted cell- regardless of age. If they are FLA, how long since the liquid level was checked? Edited November 1, 2020 by rayin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
manholt Report post Posted November 1, 2020 Inverter/charger must be set for the type of battery you installed. FLA or AGM. Have you tried a hard start on your SilverLeaf? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robh Report post Posted November 1, 2020 How do you hard start the silverleaf? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
manholt Report post Posted November 1, 2020 Depends upon the year/model. Google Silverleaf for your model or call them for instruction. I have a control box in a bay, with a on/off switch, my coach is all electric and everything from chassis sensors to house is controlled by the Silverleaf...not an easy learning curve! Yours is much simpler design. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites