1999 Damon/Ford Triton chassis electrical problem
On our one and only trip this year, from Maryland to Georgia and back, we encountered a problem when trying to start the generator using coach battery DC power. We were in a Sam's Club parking lot and I wanted to run the furnace to heat the coach prior to going to sleep for the night. So we were using the coach batteries only; no shore power was hooked up. When I tried to start the generator using the coach batteries (DC power) the power shut off, meaning we lost all lights, for about 15 seconds, then the DC circuit seemed to "reset" and the lights came back on. Then I started the motorhome engine and the generator started fine with the engine running. Now the only way to start the generator is to first start the motorhome engine, then start the generator; the generator still won't start using coach battery/DC power.
I have a Onan Marquis Emerald 5KW generator (I think I got that right) that runs great once started and have a set of fairly new coach batteries (1 season old). The coach batteries were removed during last winter and installed in the early spring.
I have never experienced any problem like this in the past. Does anyone have any suggestions of what troubleshooting steps I could take? Thanks.
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The White Family (including our dog Jack)
1999 Damon Intruder
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