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1997 Magna chassis batteries

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I have a friend with a 1997 Magna and the chassis batteries are not charging when on shore power. Was the system designed to charge the chassis batteries from shore power in 1997?

Thanks

Richard Shields

Re: 1997 Magna chassis batteries

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Yahoo Message Number: 93782
On our 2000 Magna there is an Echo~Charge that maintains the chassis batteries when plugged into shore power. It is located in the last bay, housing the Hurricane heater and inverter. The unit is attached to the inverter, by a bracket.
Check the wires from the unit for fuses, one wire hooks to the house batteries, one wire to the chassis batteries, and the third wire to ground.
There is a replacement umit available, and I understand the Echo~Charge is again being manufactured. Give me a call for further info. 888.447.4552 Tom

Re: 1997 Magna chassis batteries

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Thanks ever one for your responses. Guess I should have mentioned that the coach is 36'.
Inside the front bay of the coach is a forward facing cover that gives access to the electrical compartment, with inverter/charger and all the fuses and circuit breakers. In that compartment is what I believe to be the BIRD. The relay is engaged and voltage is equal on both sides but still no charge to the chassis batteries. With out a wiring print, it's hard to decipher what cables and wires go where. I did find a large 3 pole isolator diode in the electrical compartment, which I find strange for a coach of that era. It had the normal 0.3 volt drop across the terminals.
The electrical compartment is a work of art, with very large cables going to the batteries in the back/left side of the coach.

Richard