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06-07-2018, 09:14 PM
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Workhorse Chassis Owner
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Funny that this post came up. I posted earlier that my chassis battery charges when plugged into shore power. I'm day seven into an 80 day trip and have found that my chassis battery is not charging anymore when plugged into shore power. I'm sure it's the interconnect/boost relay that went bad. Has anyone actually changed this relay? Any suggestions would be appreciated. It is really in a tight spot.
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2003 Dolphin L/X 6320
Yucaipa, Ca
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06-07-2018, 09:37 PM
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National RV Owners Club Ford Super Duty Owner
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Location: Horse Town USA, CA.
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The way I did mine was to take down the front circuit board. Take pictures and mark any connectors you remove. Also disconnect all batteries and unplug from shore power before starting to disassemble. This is what I replaced mine with in 2015.
https://www.amazon.com/Cole-Hersee-2...70_&dpSrc=srch
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1999 35 ft. Dolphin 5350, F53, Banks System, 5 Stars Tune, Air Lift Air Bags, Koni Shocks, Blue OX TruCenter, TigerTrak track bars F&R, Roadmaster 1-3/4" rear auxiliary sway bar, 2004 F450 Lariat Pickup 6.0 Diesel Crew Cab DRW, 4X4, GVWR 15,000, Front GAWR 6,000, Rear GAWR 11,000, GCWR 26,000,1994 36ft Avion 5er, GVWR 13,700, 2,740 Pin Weight.
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06-07-2018, 09:43 PM
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Location: Las Vegas, NV
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The chassis battery in our 2000 gas powered coach is charged by the converter when plugged into shore power so long as the chassis battery disconnect switch is the ON position. If in the OFF position it will not receive a charge.
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Jim & SherrySeward
2000 Residency 3790 v10 w/tags 5 Star tune & Banks system Suzuki XL7 toad
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06-07-2018, 10:04 PM
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Workhorse Chassis Owner
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Thanks chboone. I'll have the part shipped ahead to relatives we'll be visiting and attempt to do it while there.
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Fred Kennerson
2003 Dolphin L/X 6320
Yucaipa, Ca
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06-24-2018, 10:14 AM
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solar charging
My 2000 tradewinds has factory installed solar panels to trickle charge the house batteries, as posts here show they were pretty useless when new and after 18 years not worth having. I bought a 100w solar panel and controller from Home depot, eay to fit and now charges my house batteries during storage (out in the open of course) and when on site. If anyone wants more details or installation guide then post back here.
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06-24-2018, 07:06 PM
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National RV Owners Club Ford Super Duty Owner
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Horse Town USA, CA.
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I installed 540 watts of solar on my Dolphin a few years back to charge my six 6 volt house batteries. If your interconnect solenoid and BCC is operating correctly your chassis battery or batteries will also be charged by your solar. Once the house batteries reach 13.2 V the interconnect solenoid will close (after a 15 second delay) and send current to the chassis battery.
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1999 35 ft. Dolphin 5350, F53, Banks System, 5 Stars Tune, Air Lift Air Bags, Koni Shocks, Blue OX TruCenter, TigerTrak track bars F&R, Roadmaster 1-3/4" rear auxiliary sway bar, 2004 F450 Lariat Pickup 6.0 Diesel Crew Cab DRW, 4X4, GVWR 15,000, Front GAWR 6,000, Rear GAWR 11,000, GCWR 26,000,1994 36ft Avion 5er, GVWR 13,700, 2,740 Pin Weight.
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07-11-2018, 10:33 PM
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National RV Owners Club
Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: South Carolina
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That's the answer I was looking for! LOL! Thanks!
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07-16-2018, 02:02 PM
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Senior Member
National RV Owners Club
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Union City, Ca.
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If you do not use your M.H. very often and you can not plug it in any where you may want to have a small Solar panel installed on the roof that will keep your battery up.
One other thing to think about is to check the water level in each one.
With out water they wont last long.
Just a thought.
Walt 5555.
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07-21-2018, 05:30 PM
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My 02 charges house and engine Bart when hooked to shore power
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