Alladin system and AC Leg1 & 2

[BikerGirl]

Recently put in new batteries, (4 DEKA GC45). noticed that the Alladin system is showing only the AC LEG1 for AMP. VAC is 120 and FRQ is 60. on the AC LEG2, AMP shows 0 while VAC is 121 and FRQ is 60

is having no AMP on LEG2 of concern? what is the difference between the two anyway?

we are an 04 Monaco Windsor. currently hooked up to 50 amp in a park in Florida!

thanks ahead for any help!

[rebelone]

My 2004 Monaco Camelot shows same reading,I am not sure if it is right. The leg 2 shows it is off, no reading for leg 2 for the amp or freq.
Will watch this thread, maybe some one knows?
Rebel

[Mike Canter]

Probably means nothing is drawing amps on Leg 2 or the current sensor on the Leg 2 has failed. Did it work before?

Basically you have two different 120 volt supplies lines coming into the MH from the post. Each one is capable of handling 50 amps. Through the breaker box the MH is divided up on which Leg is suppling electricity to what. So your roof AC units will be split up so one is one one Leg and the other is on the other Leg. This is so you do not draw too much power on one leg and pop the circuit breaker.

If you went around and turned on different things like both roof AC units and other items you will start to see current draw on both Legs and the amp reading going up. You should not exceed 50 amps on either Leg.

So to see if there is a problem or not turn on your roof AC units and watch the Aladdin

[BikerGirl]

will try this out tomorrow and post results. thanks for your help!

[BikerGirl]

well, tried running both AC's and the dryer as well as other typical electronic stuff. still only showed on LEG 1.

any other thoughts?
thanks everyone, this is the BEST forum out there!

[Mike Canter]

But you are showing 120 volts on both Leg 1 and Leg 2 and everything is working so the current pickup (current transformer) on Leg 2 for the Aladdin is not working. Could be the inductive coil sensor around the Leg 2 wire has come unplugged. These current transformers are inductive loops around the wire and are just about impossible to break. I show that they are around the input wires to the main 120 V circuit breaker panel. On my MH and the ones for picking up the voltage are on the output of the transfer switch. Again it is pretty hard to break these. I would highly suspect the wire where it actually plugs into one of the Aladdin modules which are normally located on the ceiling of the basement storage area. The box you are looking for is called the AC Interface Module. See the picture in the attachment. Also included is the Aladdin Trouble Shooting Guide and on pages 7 & 8 they go into the Current Sensor. They say the same thing that the current transformer around the AC Input wire is just about impossible to break so it has to be the wire or the plug or the Aladdin Interface Module. I would first just check the plugs on the Interface Module.

[JimM68]

I've never seen that type of info on my alladin. Just engine load stuff and temps... do I need to dig deeper, or do I have an "alladin lite"?

[Mike Canter]

I have never used an Aladdin lite but that would be my guess also. The full Aladdin shows engine data, electrical data for AC and DC, battery data, compass, tank status, fuel data and about ten trip logs, pogrammable maintence schedule, gas mileage and solar panel status. Maybe a few other things I forgot also. Don't know how many different versions there are.

[BikerGirl]

thanks for the info. it's a lot to digest, so I have saved the files for future reading and diagnosis. thanks!

[Mike Canter]

Right now you just need pages 7 & 8 for your problem

[BikerGirl]

UPDATE: went under and just looked at the modules and wiring; just pushed on all of them to make sure they were in; now the system is showing some activity on LEG 2. must have been a loose connection. we will see...