If you have a three way Norcold and the little switch in on inside the refrigerator
for humidity. It will draw some very low voltage, enough to drive one crazy in
looking for it. Chuck, 0432 AM can't sleep
> 1. Here's an idea for a new business. Have someone sew up EXACT seat covers
> for the original equipment seating (veranda, gaucho, dinette). These could be
> shipped via UPS and installed by an idiot. Any takers?
>
> 2. Here's my plan on 12v power management. I have already installed two new
> golf cart batteries under the gaucho. I already have a 700 watt inverter / 30a
> charger combo. These batteries will only supply the inverter, which will be
> used "on the road" to supply the TV, via the existing 120v. house breaker.
> This bank will also handle my ham radios. At this time, I will not
> interconnect this bank with the house bank in the slide out tray next to the
> still-running-rough genset. I am replacing the two existing house 12v
> batteries currently in parallel with two golf cart 6v in series. (I couldn't
> figure out the "current leak" in house bank, about 1.5 a. measured from one of
> those house batteries. There was nothing on inside the coach, and no current
> flowing at the bus. Then I pulled the battery tray all the way out, and
> measured the current where the cable leaves the battery compartment - nothing!
> The culprit was one of the 12v batteries was putting a load on the other. DUH!
> ) BTW, I used a 12v amprobe to measure the current, very handy to have. I have
> already ordered the new STatpower 40+ from West Marine, so out goes a
> (probably) very good converter for the flea market. (If I provide a connection
> between the two banks, one charger will fool the other, and nothing will get
> done. At least that has been my experience in the past.)
> The new under gaucho bank resides in a marine battery box.
for humidity. It will draw some very low voltage, enough to drive one crazy in
looking for it. Chuck, 0432 AM can't sleep
> 1. Here's an idea for a new business. Have someone sew up EXACT seat covers
> for the original equipment seating (veranda, gaucho, dinette). These could be
> shipped via UPS and installed by an idiot. Any takers?
>
> 2. Here's my plan on 12v power management. I have already installed two new
> golf cart batteries under the gaucho. I already have a 700 watt inverter / 30a
> charger combo. These batteries will only supply the inverter, which will be
> used "on the road" to supply the TV, via the existing 120v. house breaker.
> This bank will also handle my ham radios. At this time, I will not
> interconnect this bank with the house bank in the slide out tray next to the
> still-running-rough genset. I am replacing the two existing house 12v
> batteries currently in parallel with two golf cart 6v in series. (I couldn't
> figure out the "current leak" in house bank, about 1.5 a. measured from one of
> those house batteries. There was nothing on inside the coach, and no current
> flowing at the bus. Then I pulled the battery tray all the way out, and
> measured the current where the cable leaves the battery compartment - nothing!
> The culprit was one of the 12v batteries was putting a load on the other. DUH!
> ) BTW, I used a 12v amprobe to measure the current, very handy to have. I have
> already ordered the new STatpower 40+ from West Marine, so out goes a
> (probably) very good converter for the flea market. (If I provide a connection
> between the two banks, one charger will fool the other, and nothing will get
> done. At least that has been my experience in the past.)
> The new under gaucho bank resides in a marine battery box.
