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Old 03-11-2015, 01:03 PM   #1
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House Lights Help

I have a 1992 Fleetwood Tioga on a Ford E350. It can sit in my drive for weeks without cranking and frig running on propane and the house lights/battery never goes dead. I can drive it for an hour or so and the house lights stop working. I can plug in to shore power and Immediately unplug and the lights start working again and weeks later still working until next trip and off again by next rest stop. It has a deep cycle Interstate battery that has been tested and retested and is in good condition. I have paid one rv shop $100 just to tell me he can't find anything wrong. I paid another one to replace the battery switch regulator. I have been to Battery Plus and to two other rv shops and no one can find a problem. Anyone have any ideas why driving it can cause the house lights to go off and a quick jolt of electricity can cause it to come back on?
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A loose connection or poor wire connection at the battery or chassis ground of the battery is possible.

The road motion of the rig may jiggle the connection enough to cause a disconnect.

Wiggle the battery wires to see if the lights go out.

Clean and tighten all the battery connections.
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I agree with Dean. Also check the ground connections to the chassis.
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