Feb-18-2022 10:24 AM
Feb-18-2022 03:54 PM
Feb-18-2022 03:17 PM
KD4UPL wrote:
Most Lance campers use their own cord to connect to the truck. It has #8 wire for the 12 volt + and - conductors. With this size wire and the short distances involved with a truck camper it should charge just fine. It's not like a trailer camper connected to the stock 7 pin connector which has small wire running to it already.
The charge line on a Chevy does not come from the factory connected up. The wire is secured under the under-hood fuse box. It needs to be connected to one of the studs in the fuse box. There is normally not a fuse in there for that stud or sometimes a "dummy" fuse. I have no idea why GM decided shipping the trucks this way was a good idea.
With the truck running you should have 13.6 or more volts between the 12 volt + and - pins on the camper connecting cable. If you do and your battery doesn't charge then the problem is in your camper somewhere. If yo don't have voltage there the problem is in your truck somewhere.
Feb-18-2022 03:17 PM
Feb-18-2022 03:12 PM
Lwiddis wrote:X2 One possibility is that the charge wire beween the two batteries is to long/small for even minimal charging. Two methods: Install much larger wire, perhaps 8 ga. Or use a DC to DC charger. There are posts on both of these.
12.56 volts isn’t going to charge a battery. Too little pressure.
Feb-18-2022 03:00 PM
Feb-18-2022 01:51 PM
Feb-18-2022 01:46 PM
Grit dog wrote:
Yes you are getting power at the 12V pin on your truck side socket or yes you are not getting power at that point?
ticki2 wrote:
What terminals are you speaking of that you checked . Chevy has a 40a fuse under the hood for a charge line . Do you have power on the charge line at both ends ( truck and camper ) of the connecting cord .
Feb-18-2022 01:20 PM
stupendous_man wrote:Lwiddis wrote:
The charge from a TV to an RV is minimal. Are you sure nothing is coming from the truck?
TV = truck?
Yes, I just checked with a voltmeter and the voltage across the terminals stays the same. I believe it used to get up to around ~12.56V with the truck on, but I think that difference could have come from the interior lights switching from on to off, which I didn’t account for at the time.
Feb-18-2022 12:34 PM
ticki2 wrote:
What year , make and model truck
Feb-18-2022 12:09 PM
stupendous_man wrote:Lwiddis wrote:
The charge from a TV to an RV is minimal. Are you sure nothing is coming from the truck?
TV = truck?
Yes, I just checked with a voltmeter and the voltage across the terminals stays the same. I believe it used to get up to around ~12.56V with the truck on, but I think that difference could have come from the interior lights switching from on to off, which I didn’t account for at the time.
Feb-18-2022 12:06 PM
Feb-18-2022 11:27 AM
Lwiddis wrote:
The charge from a TV to an RV is minimal. Are you sure nothing is coming from the truck?
Feb-18-2022 11:12 AM