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Title: sos
Post by: Marsha Darrell on February 15, 2015, 12:30:39 pm
Yahoo Message Number: 99376 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/99376)
Hello,

We are in Casa Grande AZ, halfway between Phoenix and Tucson. We have no 12 volt house power.  We have a dead chassis battery and trying to start the coach and pressing the battery boost it seemed to trip everything. So we have no lights, toilet, ability to pull in slides...

Any ideas?

Thank you once again
Darrell and Marsha
2007 Intrigue 12075

Title: Re: sos
Post by: Mikey Drives on February 15, 2015, 12:32:07 pm
Yahoo Message Number: 99377 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/99377)
Either a bad connection or a failed salesman relay.

Mikee
Title: Re: sos
Post by: Walter Falch on February 15, 2015, 12:34:09 pm
Yahoo Message Number: 99378 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/99378)
How about the switch by the door?

Wally & Elta Mae

2007Allure 470 #31535
Title: Re: sos
Post by: Lee Zaborowski on February 15, 2015, 12:36:11 pm
Yahoo Message Number: 99379 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/99379)
Did you try to start your generator? If it does start, what are gauges saying about battery status? Have you checked both the Chassis and House battery sets for state of charge?

Lee (leozbrowski@... (leozbrowski@...)) President, CCI

2007 Country Coach Intrigue 12153
CAT C-13
Title: Re: sos
Post by: Sharon Brandt on February 15, 2015, 01:17:07 pm
Yahoo Message Number: 99381 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/99381)
This happened to us last year in Livingston, LA. We called Butch Williams in Florida and were able to get the needed verbal walk through. Ended up the charger connection for the chassis batteries was disconnected. We bought new chassis batteries, charged them with an external charger,  and then put the charger on the house batteries. We have a Magnum inverter in our coach and there is a breaker switch on it that you have to reset.

S. Brandt, '06 Intrigue 11964
Title: Re: sos
Post by: Gains44 on February 15, 2015, 01:26:36 pm
Yahoo Message Number: 99382 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/99382)
Start generator to charge house battery. Then use the boost switch to start the engine. Sounds like the house battery is low also.

If cannot start generator because house battery is too low, jump the house battery, or generator battery if you have one, from a car battery with the car engine running.
Title: Re: sos
Post by: Roger Harper on February 15, 2015, 01:28:14 pm
Yahoo Message Number: 99383 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/99383)
Long shot, but try tapping the boost solenoid  few times with the end of a screwdriver; could be stuck.

Roger Harper
2007 Affinity
#6840
Title: Re: sos
Post by: Marsha Darrell on February 15, 2015, 10:24:31 pm
Yahoo Message Number: 99389 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/99389)
Update: it appears to be the 200v solinoid just past the battery. A nice local service tech told us how to bypass it until we can replace it as all it does is control the total coach shutoff. If you ever need a tech in Casa Grande, Mobil RV Repairs 605-673-1955 answered his phone on Sunday and spent 10 minutes consulting and advising. He was fully booked so he couldnt come out but he got our toilet flushing until we can fix it properly.
Darrell and Marsha
2007 Intrigue 12075
Title: Re: sos
Post by: Jim Kelso on February 17, 2015, 11:30:08 am
Yahoo Message Number: 99405 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/99405)
I realize my response is late.  Identical problem occurred with me last month after I used the "boost" switch.  The problem was the 300 amp blown fuse (covered) in battery compartment.  $60 at local RV store - $33 at Amazon.  Now we carry a spare.