charging

  1. OK

    Not charging while driving

    Hi All. Let start with all the info. Georgetown 338SE 2008 with Batt contr Centr SDC107A. Problem Not charging house battery while driving. Checked all fuses and connections,replaced int con relay with Cole Hersee 24213 relay ( is this the right one?? ).Chassis battery is charging normal.House...
  2. MA

    Solar panel charging the battery with the battery disconnect off?

    We have a new 2022 Cedar Creek Champagne 38EL 5th-wheel trailer and it came standard with a solar panel on the roof and a Go Power GP-PWM-30-SQ charge controller. I'm wondering if I need to have the battery disconnect on (battery connected) for the charge controller to charge the battery. I...
  3. IN

    Help with coach batteries not charging while driving

    My coach batteries are not charging while driving. I tried researching everything I could but could not find an answer. I have a 2016 coachman orion B+ on a Dodge pro-master chassie. Here is what I did so far. While plugged into shore power I disconnected the positive lead to the coach...
  4. klatu101

    Batteries not charging

    Environment: 2017 Cedar Creek Silverback, 38IK, with WFCO WF-9855 charger, 2 new 6v FLA Batteries, on shore power. Problem: The charger is working putting out over 13v however the batteries aren’t being charged. Putting on a portable solar panel brings the batteries up to 12.51 in a few hours...
  5. MA

    battery charging with switch off?

    Will my batteries charge on shore power even if the main switch is put on OFF? Thanks.
  6. BR

    Tow Vehicle Charging PUP when in tow... Need help

    Hi All, I've recently upgraded some components on the PUP, adding a BVM712, MPPT charge controller for solar suitcase, small inverter, upgraded converter and moved most wiring into the PUP. I was always under the impression that when towing, my truck was supplying power to the PUP. I had...
  7. TR

    Batteries not charging

    I have a 2018 forest river Sierre 36rok. Everything works on shore power and on battery power. The problem I have is my batteries are not charging. I have looked everywhere and cannot find my converter in camper, but I have found WFCO 1000-watt model-5110HP inverter. I thought you had to have a...
  8. GR

    Charging the Motor & House Batteries with WFCO charger

    Greetings Gurus, The winter is cold and long here in New England and our 2016 Freelander sits idle for months at a time. My primary concern is to properly care for my house batteries, two Trojan T105 6VDC batteries in series for a nominal 200 AH capacity. The house charger is a WFCO 8700 series...
  9. NC

    2022 Isata 5 30FW Engine Battery Charging

    Is the engine battery charged when the RV is connected to power?
  10. MS

    Generator charging batteries 2021 Isata 5 30FW

    We just spend 3 days boon-docking and found that the generator still takes a long time to top off the batteries. About 7 hours to go from 55%SOC to 99%SOC. Right way we found that the battery setup was incorrect, set to flooded versus custom, as mentioned in prior forums to be a Firefly...
  11. MC

    Battery not charging on shore power

    My batteries are not charging when connected to shore power. 2017 Georgetown 31L5 Batteries DO charge on generator and alternator. 12v breakers are not tripped When there is no battery load, batteries hold charge At one point while diagnosing, I could hear a click and a momentary charge was...
  12. Stevej3658

    Charging solenoid ?

    How do I test or know if my Charging solenoid is Working Properly aka charging ? I pulled my 2 house batteries and took them to auto parts store and they tested good but needed charging
  13. NO

    Help with charging 2 group 27 deep cycle batteries

    I have my 2 coach batteries being charged by a charger set to automatic. They were initially at 60% state of charge . The charger brought them all the way back up past bulk phase to absorbtion phase which starts at 80%S0C . At this point it's being charged at a steady14.4V and ever decreasing...
  14. BR

    Problems with Coach batteries charging

    Hello, Need some help or advice. I have a 2008 Georgetown 378TS. I found that my coach batteries were almost dead when I went to winterize it even though i was still plugged into shore power. I checked all my fuses (the ones I could find anyway) and checked all my breakers. All seemed to...
  15. CL

    Solar Charging Battery confusion.

    Hello all, new to the forums and to our brand new 202RBLE. The TT came outfitted with solar and at the recommendation of the RV sales people we went with two "golf cart batteries" i believe 2 6V "wet" type batteries (hope that was a good choice). Any who, they mentioned I didn't need to keep the...
  16. TO

    Dynamax REV house battery charging issue

    My Dynamax REV has the same charging issue as a 1500 day old post that I just read on this forum. Because of that I was not able to join the thread, and there was no resolution to read. My house batteries do not charge when the REV is running. I don’t get any extra voltage to the house batteries...
  17. TR

    Camper battery charging woes - 4 pin round plug?

    OK so. I have a 2004 Outfitter Caribou 6.5 sitting on a 2020 F150. I am having some trouble wiring the truck to the camper to charge the battery while driving. The camper is fairly old and was purchased recently from the original owner who was charging the same way on a 04 Tundra. So I am...
  18. 2W

    Looking for a heavy-duty pigtail for charging

    I’ve installed two 100 Ah LiFePO4 batteries in my 2104S. Changed the trailer’s charger to accommodate the new batteries and installed a DC-DC charger in the truck to handle charging while towing. The light-duty charging wire in the trailer’s pigtail will not handle the voltage now coming from...
  19. AB

    Bypassing WFCO battery charging or replace DC side of panel?

    Been searching for a bit but didn't quite find what I was looking for so figured I'd ask. Plan is to remove the factory inverter and replace it with a Victron Multiplus 3000va charger/inverter, lithium batteries, GX unit for monitoring, smartshunt and Victron MPPT solar charge controller...
  20. LA

    Utility batteries charging

    I have a FR3 2017 . All power good when plugged into camp site Everything functions properly I am assuming my utility batteries are drained ?? I can’t operate anything unless plugged into site ? Is there a secret to getting those recharged when driving Motor home or some other method like...
  21. FR

    Battery charging shore power

    Super happy with a recent install. See picture... 200AH lithium ion phosphate that is a rock star. However, and this isn't a question about the battery, but more a how does this actually work question, but when we are plugged into shore power, my battery draw is the same as when we are...
  22. BE

    Solar Panel drawing more power and not charging

    Hi folk, we have a 2022 Forest River Salem 178BHSK. We recently upgraded the battery to two 6V 230AH batteries and added a Renogy Battery Monitor to help monitor the batteries better when in use. The batteries were installed in series as per standard practice and the Renogy battery monitor was...
  23. CA

    Charging Current Amps question...

    Last September, I bought a new Palomini TT with a 100W solar panel on the roof. In order to dry camp and keep the 12V GE frig going, I had an additional 190W solar panel installed along with a new solar controller (GoPower). I believe there may be something wrong with the solar system because...
  24. MI

    Battery not charging on Shore Power

    I have a 2016 Forest River Classic Super lite 832IKBS. Changed out the battery about 2 years ago with a new deep cycle. It has been working fine but this past camping trip when we went to go home the battery was not charged at all. It was dead. On the way home the Truck charged the...
  25. JO

    Solar charging, refrigerator running

    Proud new owner of a Flagstaff 826MBR TT, 3 weeks old. Took it to local campground last week to set it up, acclimate and move things into it.(Just downsized from a 5th wheel, our 1st TT!) Anyway, love this thing! It has solar panel setup, 200 watt. I went out to organize things today where it's...

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