I currently have the coach plugged into 20amp 110 circuit and a battery minder plugged into the same circuit for the chassis batteries to charge. I disconnected the coach shore power to run the generator which I do once a month to keep it up and after the gen complaining a couple of times to start, it did start. As the attached pic shows my system is charging in absorb charging but the charge rate is at 15.1. Is there anything I should be concerned about with this as I have not noted before it charging at that high a rate?
Do you have a temp sensor? If so it will adjust the voltage up when cold.
Yes I do have a temp sensor on my house batteries. Option purchased with my magnum inverter. Makes sense now
Proper bulk and absorption as well as float voltage IS temperature dependent.
If it is 80 degrees F, that is too high. If 30 degrees F about perfect.
You can always unplug the temperature sensor from the inverter/charger and see what voltage does. Most are simple "telephone-type" plug ins.
Starting your generator in cold weather you need to cycle your glow plugs. press the start switch
and wait 9 seconds and press it again and the press it again and the it should start right up. At -30
cycle the plugs 3 times.
Tried that with the 3 cycles before starting ( temp 22F) and got a red fault light ...reset it and cycled 3 times and it happened again. Third attempt with the 3 cycle it started up. Maybe a glow plug issue???
You need to check the voltage to you glow plugs. Should be 12-13 volts when you first hit the start sw. If you have 12 volts most likely bad glow plugs. I started mine at 22 degrees it did start but didn't like it lots of white smoke and rough run. all it takes is one bad glow plug. I had 2 bad.