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11 Aug

Challenge #1, Dead Altenator

In State Highpoints by Robert Danger Byrd / August 11, 2015 / 0 Comments

So we got as far as Huntsville and I noticed the voltage on the chassis batteries was dropping. After some troubleshooting I learned that the alternator is only putting out 3 volts.

There are a total of 6 batteries, 4 for the house and 2 for the chassis. There is a nifty emergency link feature that allows you to connect the chassis and house batteries via a relay (see the silver canister pictured with the yellow test lead jumper). I have used this feature many times when one or the other set of batteries needed some help and it works well.

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Since the house batteries are charged via the inverter, and the upgraded Outlaw inverter has more than enough reserve to charge them all, I jumpered the relay to permantly link the batteries. It’s pulling  13.5 Amps through the relay to charge the chassis batteries, and the relay is getting warm but is holding and the chassis batteries are already much healthier.

I’ll check it it in a couple of hours, and if the relay holds, this should keep us on the road.

11 Aug

North Central Trip Begins Now!

In State Highpoints,Travel by Robert Danger Byrd / August 11, 2015 / 2 Comments

By the time you read this, Susan and I will be on the road driving clear across the country all the way to North Dakota. Good Lord willing, we will complete the highest points in Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota & South Dakota where we will spend some extra time visiting Mt Rushmore and other local interesting places of which there are many. My old friend and Rick Overholt and his girlfriend Kathy Glynn will fly into South Dakota and join us for South Dakota. Rick enjoyed it so much the first time, he wanted to climb it again.

We will be traveling in our 1999 motor coach we call “BigByrd” and have been remodeling since we bought it in 2012 and its now ready for prime time. We have taken a number of trips already in it, but this will be the longest one yet.

 

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