R69RAG1
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I just charged and retested my two 6 volt batteries,both are fine and fully charged,generator just clicks when i try to start it,if i have the cord for the rv plugged into the wall for homepower,it will start,could it be the two 12 volt batteries,or a bad connection,just bought the used 2003 coachman cross country class a ,cat 330 hp,with diesel,generator
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bldrbuck
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Jump the chassis battery to the generator. If it starts the house batteries are not really fully charged or are defective. Take them to an auto supply store and have them tested.
93 Ford F350 Turbo Diesel, DRW, Crew Cab. PullRite Hitch. 90 Nomad 28' 5er, 375 Watts Solar, 2800 Watt Yamaha Generator, 1750 Watt Inverter, 4 Trogan T105 Batteries, Spare tire and wheel and folding ladder. Me, wife and 2 spoiled Maltise furkids.
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gunny357
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Batteries hooked up correctly?
Good connections?
Use a VOM and see what happens with battery voltage when you try to start it. Post the results here.
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teddycp
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I agree with bldrbuck, it sounds as though your house battery is low. Try his method if your chassis battery is good. Batteries are not that expensive and if you have a bad one to replace do it. Better now than when you really need it and don't have it.
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quabillion
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Loose/dirty connection on the battery terminal(s).
Remove and clean each cable at the batteries with a wire brush, then apply the correct anti-corrosion spray and reconnect.
I spend every day of my life trying to understand that other people in this world do things differently than I do.
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Wild Goose
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I went to turn over my ONAN for its monthly exercise and wouldn't start, just click and the panel would beep once a second. No error code, etc. Manuals were useless. (Which made no sense since there's been little use except for the one use for a couple hours a year ago and the 20 minutes of exercise every month or so!) Panel meter indicated batteries were fine! So talked to the service center and they said batteries and if not then one hour minimium inspection at $115/hr. In this economy didn't have the money so figured I'd do it in a couple of months. That was two days ago. Last night I was talking to my friend whom was also an engineer and I casually mentioned the batteries didn't have the inspection eye and had the caps but I didn't pop them to peek.
AS AN ENGINEER I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER!!!!!
I haven't dealt with non-maintenance free batteries in over 20+ years.
The panel meter is lying!!! I would religiously check it and now I know better then that too!
Between both two year old batteries they were down more then a gallon of distilled water. I'm now charging them but with levels that low I'm guessing they're permanently damaged!
I should have realized something was wrong because four months or so ago I noticed a yellowing around the bulb area on the bezels for the ceiling lights, and on one it had been melted through and brittle to the touch which means the bulbs had gotten really hot! I'm lucky it didn't damage the 12 volt circuit in the refrigerator!
So when you go to exercise those generators, check those batteries too!
Well an hour or so later, generator powered right up!
Yeah!
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