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Old 10-25-2016, 12:16 PM   #1
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House Battery Disconnect doesn't work

I have a 2002 Country Coach Affinity. I changed the house batteries a few months ago, and everything was fine.

A few weeks ago, the house battery disconnect switch began having a delay. It would take a few seconds to turn back on or I would have to press the switch more than once. This last weekend, the switch seems to have failed completely.

I went through the forums, and I have seen conversations about resetting the breakers. Suggestions? Could the switch actually be going bad? The previous owner told me that when I replaced the batteries I would need to check the fuse under the middle of the coach behind an access panel. When I changed the batteries, I check and everything seemed to be fine. I will check this again this weekend. I read in another forum about a Thor...has anyone with a Country Coach had this problem?
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Old 10-25-2016, 12:32 PM   #2
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The switch you push controls a solenoid near the batteries.

Have someone push the switch and listen for it clunking.

When you locate it, you can test it.

You will need a volt meter. If your equiped, I can explain the test.

If it tests bad, you can decide if you want to change it.
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Old 10-25-2016, 02:43 PM   #3
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Dave:

I had a faulty solenoid in our CC that is controlled by the same switch. While it maybe the switch, it's likely the solenoid. As this is an aircraft part it's expensive ($300.00). While I was waiting for CC to send me the part, I hot wired (Placed the red cable on the left on top of the red cable on the right (Same post) to confirm the failed part and to restore power to the coach. In the interim, the downside is the power is always on. So if you need to store the MH, then you need to separate the two red wires.

The solenoid in my MH is located in the center of the MH with the inverter. You must climb into the bay, remove a panel and then its immediately in front of you. Not easy to find, but once found, easy to replace. Good luck!
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Old 10-31-2016, 10:40 AM   #4
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Tony,

I found the solenoid in the center of the MH as you described The switch was not working when I started this weekend. I changed the oil and took the MH for a test drive. After this, the switch was working again. However, I want to replace the solenoid.

You mentioned it was a $300 part from CC. I did not know you could still get parts from Country Coach. Do you know how to contact them for parts? Do you know the part number for this part? Also, do you know any other places I might be able to buy the parts?

I appreciate your help on this. I also noticed there is the same solenoid above it that seems to be for the battery boost. In a pinch, you could probably switch these out. Did you have any problems switching out the solenoid? It's rather tight.

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I had a faulty solenoid in our CC that is controlled by the same switch. While it maybe the switch, it's likely the solenoid. As this is an aircraft part it's expensive ($300.00). While I was waiting for CC to send me the part, I hot wired (Placed the red cable on the left on top of the red cable on the right (Same post) to confirm the failed part and to restore power to the coach. In the interim, the downside is the power is always on. So if you need to store the MH, then you need to separate the two red wires.

The solenoid in my MH is located in the center of the MH with the inverter. You must climb into the bay, remove a panel and then its immediately in front of you. Not easy to find, but once found, easy to replace. Good luck!
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Old 10-31-2016, 03:32 PM   #5
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Hi Dave:

Country Coach is now owned by Winnebago. They are located in Oregon at the same location as before, but do not yet produce new CC MHs. The parts department is alive and well! Jump on their website and you will see the phone number and email link. They will look up your MH and ship you the part directly in a few days. Easy breezy!

You can also get you MH history, just provide them the build number.

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Old 10-31-2016, 03:36 PM   #6
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Dave:

Here is the link:

Country Coach Parts - OEM Parts from the Country Coach Factory | Winnebago - Country Coach
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Old 10-31-2016, 05:52 PM   #7
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I've not had to replace the battery disconnect solenoid but I would assume that a Cole Hersee 24213, 200 amp solenoid would suffice since that part of the circuit is protected by the 200 amp circuit breaker near the house batteries. On my coach, I've used this solenoid to replace the ignition solenoid. It costs about $45 from Boat And RV Accessories

Check the coil lead to ground and make sure it is secure. It is not unusual for these connections to be faulty. Also, if you replace the solenoid note the orientation of the diode that CC used on the coil leads.
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Old 10-31-2016, 06:37 PM   #8
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I had the same house battery solenoid fail on my Allure. I also used a jumper wire to restore power until I could replace the solenoid.

The OEM solenoid on mine was a Blue Sea which is a good one. CC wanted more than $300.00 for a replacement. I found it on Amazon for less than $150.


https://www.amazon.com/Blue-Sea-Syst.../dp/B000MMH2Y8
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I Like Kissling relays and though they are really expensive and hard to source in US they can be found new on ebay for less then $50.The last one a bought was 500amp.
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Nice job on the pricing! We were traveling and still a newbie when it comes to repairs and parts. Learning all of the time!! Thanks for the good advise.
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