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Old 12-18-2020, 02:51 PM   #1
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Jacks/Generator Problem

2008 Damon Daybreak here.
Today I changed out both house batteries and my engine battery. RV started right up. I primed my generator just like normal and then attempted to start. It cranked on my initial attempt to start and then nothing. No cranking no priming.....nothing. Next I tried my lci electronic leveling jacks where I am now getting all of the lights flashing. I’ve tried resetting by pressing all arrows and it does nothing. I researched here and see that the 2 problems I’m having could be linked. I’ve checked circuit breakers by the house batteries and searched for some by the engine battery. The 1 circuit breaker I’ve found by the house batteries is not tripped.

Any other suggestions I can try before I call an rv repair man?
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Go back to the house batteries and check your connections , have your volt meter in hand to check for 12 volts+ at the end connection .
Check for a loose connection ( or wire missing off the terminals), because your problem sounds like poor power supply to the non functioning systems.

Have you tried starting the genset with the engine running and holding the " boost " button?
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Go back to the battery connections and look them over.

If you didn't clean the ends, do that.

If you used wing nuts, use regular ones and tighten them.

If you have the terminals with a plate, and two bolts, squeezing the cable in it, take them apart and clean them. Then replace them with crimp on ones.

Check the chassis end of the negetive cable. Could be loose from moving it around.
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All connections are good and clean. Double checked them again after above to reply’s. Grounds are all tight. Volt meter was on the fritz so I picked up a new one today and will get out there tomorrow to test with it.
Is there a way to test the 2 circuit breakers that’s near the house batteries? In research on here I’ve read that a lot of times those trip and need to be reset. 1 near the house batteries has a reset but it did not trip. The other is a just a block style breaker that doesn’t have a reset. Also have one of those by the engine battery. Wondering if either of those could be my problem.
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Voltage test on the in/out terminals will tell you if they're tripped.

By block type , which are you referring to . Photo 1 or 2 .
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Like photo 1 without the button just the lever. The block style I am referring to looks just like photo 1 with no lever or button. I have a picture but not sure how to post here. Do you know what voltage I should be getting on the in or out? And also does anything on the Rv need to be on or in the on position to test voltage?
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Ok cleaned all connections a hooked back up. My generator starts and runs fine. Still getting all of the lights blinking on my jack panel and cannot get it to respond to anything.
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Circuit breakers and fuses should have no voltage drop across the terminals .
Volts in = volts out.
Do you have any info on the brand of levelers you coach has . HWH ? Power Gear ? Lippert ( LCI ) ?

Info on adding photos to a post is in the link below . Remember to resize as too large a format will exceed the size limit for the forums . 640 Pixels works fine for me.

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