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Forum: Electrical | Charging, Solar and Electronics 11-27-2023, 06:19 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 2,447
Posted By bigb
The engine charges both. When you start the...

The engine charges both. When you start the engine a battery isolation manager or solenoid closes and allows the alternator to charge the house batteries. When you stop the engine the BIM/BIS opens...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Solar and Electronics 11-24-2023, 06:00 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 2,447
Posted By bigb
Yes it seems to be working to some extent, but a...

Yes it seems to be working to some extent, but a better test would be to measure your batteries while everything is off, all loads and all charging. Then switch the converter on but do not switch on...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Solar and Electronics 11-24-2023, 05:42 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 2,447
Posted By bigb
When you disconnected the converter from the...

When you disconnected the converter from the batteries you were seeing open circuit voltage. As soon as you connect to a load, like the batteries, the voltage will drop in relation to how much...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Solar and Electronics 11-21-2023, 06:43 AM
Replies: 61
Views: 2,447
Posted By bigb
Just unplug the converter and plug a big shop...

Just unplug the converter and plug a big shop vac, or any vac if you don't have a shop vac, into the converter outlet and run it. A shop vac is one of the best ways to test the integrity of a...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Solar and Electronics 11-19-2023, 03:09 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 2,447
Posted By bigb
Dave, if you bring the slide in will it put the...

Dave, if you bring the slide in will it put the access closer to the converter?
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Solar and Electronics 11-19-2023, 06:33 AM
Replies: 61
Views: 2,447
Posted By bigb
I had thought of that but didn't mention it...

I had thought of that but didn't mention it because it was very tight on mine, could not pull the panel out more than a couple inches without de-wiring it. (The Romexes are all secured within several...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Solar and Electronics 11-18-2023, 01:10 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 2,447
Posted By bigb
Meanwhile I would open up the step and get a...

Meanwhile I would open up the step and get a battery charger going on those batteries, not good to leave them discharged.
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Solar and Electronics 11-18-2023, 12:09 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 2,447
Posted By bigb
It does sound like your converter may be giving...

It does sound like your converter may be giving out. In order to work under the mattress thru the trap doors I use...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Solar and Electronics 11-17-2023, 06:54 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 2,447
Posted By bigb
The converter is the yellow box in the forefront,...

The converter is the yellow box in the forefront, part 31, under the bed (bed not shown). The load center is where the grayed out box is, on the face of the bed frame. It's totally different from my...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Solar and Electronics 11-16-2023, 04:56 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 2,447
Posted By bigb
After looking up the 2015 Via I see that the...

After looking up the 2015 Via I see that the converter has changed, it is a PD9145 and it is mounted independently of the load center, I should have checked that first.

The troubleshooting will...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Solar and Electronics 11-16-2023, 03:01 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 2,447
Posted By bigb
One more tip, the converter shares the circuit...

One more tip, the converter shares the circuit breaker with the fridge. There is a single pigtail coming off the breaker and it is twisted onto the converter black and the fridge black inside the...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Solar and Electronics 11-16-2023, 02:47 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 2,447
Posted By bigb
If your Via is like mine you probably have the...

If your Via is like mine you probably have the Progressive Dynamics 45 amp converter. It is extremely easy to change, it's located in the bottom half of your breaker panel (load center) in it's own...
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