Country Coach Owners Forum

Hello, We just purchased our 2003 36' Allure #30856 about a month
ago. I have noticed that when disconnected from shore power with
the engine off, the batteries want to die down to 80% pretty

Like about as long as it takes to fill up with diesel. Once I > connect to shore power, or start the engine, it will charge back

100%, but will take longer (~2X)than it took to discharge to 80%.

have the AGM house batteries and lead acid engine batteries. It > looks like everything is off, but there must be some phantom > drainage i can't locate. When we were picking the coach up, the > dealer left it unplugged all night and the TRACE inverter LCD

that the batteries were down to 24%. When I pointed this out to

dealer, they stated that the cleaning crew must have left

on, but I could find nothing on accept the inverter. After we > plugged back into shore power, the batteries eventually came back

100%.

Has anyone else had this problem? Is there something that should

turned off that I'm missing? I assume that the inverter LCD is > showing me the state of charge of the house batteries only. Not

engine battery. Turning the inverter off doesn't seem to help

Larry,

You should have them tested. I, and many others have had our AGMs > replaced because they had problems with some around that time.
Mine would not hold a charge long either, and they just get much > worse.

Bill Harris

03 Allure 1st Ave 30912 (For Sale) > www.usaharris.com/coach

[quote author=Larry Feather"

>

> Hello, We just purchased our 2003 36' Allure #30856 about a

ago. I have noticed that when disconnected from shore power

the engine off, the batteries want to die down to 80% pretty > quick.

> Like about as long as it takes to fill up with diesel. Once I > > connect to shore power, or start the engine, it will charge back > to

> 100%, but will take longer (~2X)than it took to discharge to

I

> have the AGM house batteries and lead acid engine batteries. It > > looks like everything is off, but there must be some phantom > > drainage i can't locate. When we were picking the coach up, the > > dealer left it unplugged all night and the TRACE inverter LCD > showed

> that the batteries were down to 24%. When I pointed this out to > the

> dealer, they stated that the cleaning crew must have left > something

> on, but I could find nothing on accept the inverter. After we > > plugged back into shore power, the batteries eventually came

to
> 100%.
>

> Has anyone else had this problem? Is there something that

>

As previously mentioned....get the batteries tested. Sounds like > you have some dead cells in the batteries. A load test will show > the condition. A specific gravity test on the wet cell will also > show any bad cells in that battery. A bad cell in a bank of > batteries can bring down the entire bank.

I had a very similar problem when I purchase my coach as the

owner. Coach was three years old and 23k miles. All the

(three 8D wet cells) had to be replaced. I replace the engine > battery with another 8D and the house batteries with Trojan golf > cart batteries. All are wet cell batteries. I like to be able to > maintain the batteries and test them to monitor there condition.

far two years and 15k miles, the batteries are doing great.

Jim

2000 Allure #30511

[quote author=Larry Feather"

>

> Hello, We just purchased our 2003 36' Allure #30856 about a

ago. I have noticed that when disconnected from shore power

Hollick]

Hollick]

Hello Larry,

Just wondering if they were Lifeline batteries. They have like a > five year prorated warranty. After having my '99 Allure for two > years the coach wet cells went dead in 2000 and I bought two > Lifeline Batteries. Have been very pleased with them and just > replaced the coach wet cell (lasted for almost 6 years which is > almost unheard of for the wet cells) with another Lifeline. I went > with the Lifeline because in my other coache I was replacing the

cells about every two and half years.

Egon

'99 Allure #30321
'02 Tahoe Z71

[quote author=Larry Feather"

>

> Egon, the AGMs in my coach are Concordes. Why do you ask? Thanks > >

> Larry, Debbie, Tiki, Tomi (Pugs) > > 2003 36' Allure #30856 w/370 ISL > >
>
>
>

[quote author=cctravelingman"
>]
> >
> >

> > Larry, what brand of AGM batteries do you have in the coach? > > >

> > Egon

> > '99 Allure #30321
> > '02 Tahoe Z71
> >
> >
> >

> >