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Originally Posted by lyonsden
Would bad/dead coach batteries cause the following?
2008 Damon - Batteries may be original...
Awning motor would not bring awning in?
Many outlets in the coach are not working?
One ac will work and one will not.
Fridge will not work on AC "error message says no AC"
When I click on =votl meter built in to coach it sates 13.1 while plugged in.
All of this while plugged in to 50 amp shore power.
Same situation with genset running.
The batteries look low on water. If I add water might they take a charge?
Do you have to replace all 4? Or should I get them tested and replace just any that are bad?
Any other advice would be helpful?
Also, there is some acid/corrosion in my battery compartment.
Any suggestions for cleaning and getting rid of that?
Thanks !
Mike
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Hi
I might know about a couple of these things. Lets take them one at a time,:
Awning- Assuming that it runs off of the coach batteries. With my coach the batteries are charged when the generator is running or the coach is connected to coach power. Many things which run with 12v power runs off of the batteries only. If they are dead there is no 12v power. Some things won't run. I need a working coach battery to see if that is the problem. Check your manual to see if that is the case with your converter setup.
Batteries. Sounds like you need to replace them. Once the acid/water falls below the plate tops they are generally toast. If you have 4 than chances are you have four 6v golf cart batteries working in 2 pairs of 2 to get a 12v output. That would be a nice battery bank once working. If you won't be dry camping then you can replace them with 2 6v or one 12v. Spend some time researching this because batteries are expensive and you need to decide what is best foe you. For now, while troubleshooting you can use any working 12v battery. Remove the dead ones. You cant mix old and new.
110 outlets not working- check the circuit breakers. If they are tripped then reset. If they trip again right away then you either have a short or a bad breaker. These can be ground fault type outlets. Try checking every outlet in the RV for a tripped GF button and trip and reset them all. Sometimes one out of the way outlet can have the button for others far away so check them all.
AC- You may have a switch to power front, rear or both AC's. Try all positions.
Fridge- That could be a number of things possibly related to the above.
Generator- Check the manual and see where the breaker on the generator is and reset it.
Rust in battery compartment- Yes. Brush pot all of the rust. Clean carefully. Coat with paint-able rust reformer and paint it. This rust, together with the low water level in the batteries could mean a malfunctioning charging system.
Do the checks above. You might have done some already. Let us know what you find and get some sort of battery in there. For now don't leave the battery connected when not in use. Best to take it easy and solve one problem at a time.
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