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Country Coach Restoration, Repair & Parts Forums => Country Coach Archive => Topic started by: Mark Peterson on July 19, 2006, 05:54:53 pm

Title: Battery Charging
Post by: Mark Peterson on July 19, 2006, 05:54:53 pm
Yahoo Message Number: 23852 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/23852)
I am finding this forum very informative - thanks to all for your input - can anyone suggest the best way to store for short periods of time so the house and coach batteries don't discharge. I find that using the batteriy disconnect switch doesn't stop discharge from taking place so I am currently leaving the coach plugged into 30amp electrical so the charger can cycle. This leaves me wondering if I am cutting the charger and battery life short by continuely charging the batteries.
The unit cycles so the batteries don't seem to overheat, but it still causes me to think I am overcharging. I would disconnect all the battery cables but this seems to be alot of work for a couple of weeks of no use between trips.

Any input would be appreciated. Thanks. Mark Peterson
Title: Re: Battery Charging
Post by: James Spivey on July 19, 2006, 06:58:15 pm
Yahoo Message Number: 23855 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/23855)
Make sure your inverter is off, and that you have shut of main chassis and the 12V swiiltch in cabin. Batteries should be OK for about three weeks then recharge if desired. You can leave it plug in just check your warte level often. My preference is solar panels, then you let nature do the charging and you just make sure fluid levels are OK. I have an Allure 03 with AGM batteries unitl solar panel was installed constant heart burn.

Thank you,

Jim Spivey
Title: Re: Battery Charging
Post by: Fred Kovol_01 on July 19, 2006, 07:53:20 pm
Yahoo Message Number: 23857 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/23857)
Hi Mark,

After operating the disconnects, simply remove the negative cables which are attached with wing nuts on both the house bank and chassis battery. On the house battery bank, only the wing nut with the 3 cables need to be removed as one of the 3 is the tie to the other house battery. There are two cables (one pos and one neg) attached to the side of the terminals on the chassis battery - they should not be removed as they power the engine ECM's clock which keeps date and time for warranty purposes. The drain when the engine is off is a few milliamps.
Fred Kovol

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I am finding this forum very informative - thanks to all for your > input - can anyone suggest the best way to store for short periods

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time so the house and coach batteries don't discharge. I find that > using the batteriy disconnect switch doesn't stop discharge from

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place so I am currently leaving the coach plugged into 30amp

electrical

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so the charger can cycle. This leaves me wondering if I am cutting

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charger and battery life short by continuely charging the batteries.
The unit cycles so the batteries don't seem to overheat, but it

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causes me to think I am overcharging. I would disconnect all the > battery cables but this seems to be alot of work for a couple of

weeks
Title: Re: Battery Charging
Post by: Mark Peterson on July 20, 2006, 12:35:44 pm
Yahoo Message Number: 23862 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/23862)
Thanks for the input - I will give them both a try.

MarkP
Title: Re: Battery Charging
Post by: Smokey95 on July 20, 2006, 03:24:57 pm
Yahoo Message Number: 23865 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/23865)
Hi:

I use auto gen set...when needed it charges. No problem yet.

Bob
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