Ghost power ?

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Ghost power ?

June 30, 2022, 12:00:41 am

To set the scene.
The positive and negative battery cables are disconnected and I'm not plugged into shore power, what's the problem ?
The big chrome fans on the windshield will switch on as will the dash radio, that's all I tried but it's more than enough to confuse me.

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Reply #1 – June 30, 2022, 12:50:01 am

They are powered by the start batteries.

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Reply #2 – June 30, 2022, 12:52:42 am

Apparently not, as both batteries are disconnected
That's what's puzzling me, where's the power coming from ?

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Reply #3 – June 30, 2022, 06:32:52 am

Any solar on top?

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Reply #4 – June 30, 2022, 09:04:50 am

House and chassis batteries are disconnected? Or just the chassis batteries?

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Reply #5 – June 30, 2022, 09:58:16 am

I go with John you must have solar.

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Reply #6 – June 30, 2022, 10:05:49 am

Quote from: oldguy – June 30, 2022, 09:58:16 am

I go with John you must have solar.

I don't think Olde English has solar, unless it is a very recent addition to his coach. See Reply #10 linked below:

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Reply #7 – June 30, 2022, 12:25:28 pm

Everything is unplugged and disconnected, i don't have solar. Bit of a puzzle ?

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Reply #8 – June 30, 2022, 12:28:30 pm

Does your generator have a separate battery? My '81 does.

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Reply #9 – June 30, 2022, 12:56:20 pm

Quote from: Olde English – June 30, 2022, 12:25:28 pm

Everything is unplugged and disconnected, i don't have solar. Bit of a puzzle ?

If all of your house and all of your chassis batteries are disconnected and everything is unplugged, then those items are not going to work. You must have another battery you have not disconnected yet.

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Reply #10 – July 01, 2022, 07:06:03 am

Quote from: Olde English – June 30, 2022, 12:25:28 pm

Everything is unplugged and disconnected, i don't have solar. Bit of a puzzle ?

Yup. Test light or volt meter in hand you need to find the source of the electrons. My guess is that you haven't truly disconnected the house and chassis batteries yet. Just as in a proof, the statement "it's obvious" usually ain't, If you look at a junction and say "it doesn't" or "it can't": unhook the cables.

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Reply #11 – July 01, 2022, 12:44:56 pm

Put a voltmeter on the battery cable ends after they are removed from battery and see if they are still powered from another source.

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Reply #12 – July 02, 2022, 11:13:08 am

The assumption that we are all making is that you have disconnected the positive and negative cables from both the chassis and house battery bank positive and negative posts, and you still have DC power to the coach. Only three possibilities here. First possibility is you thought you disconnected the primary cables from the batteries but did not😟 or second you have a battery bank that you have been completely unaware of since you have owned the coach🤔or thirdly you have a flux capacitor.😀

Roland

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Reply #13 – July 07, 2022, 11:41:46 am

Inquiring minds want to know Have you found the source of your "ghost" power?
If you have don't keep us in suspense.

Roland

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Reply #14 – July 07, 2022, 12:56:46 pm

Quote from: Roland Begin – July 02, 2022, 11:13:08 am

or thirdly you have a flux capacitor.😀

You can actually purchase a new one of those from Oreilly's if need be: https://www.oreillyauto.com/flux-500.html

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Reply #15 – July 10, 2022, 09:02:31 am

Just a thought.

More than one house battery and engine battery.

My coach has three start batteries and the house batteries connected in parallel. Disconnect one battery cable others still powering the coach. You have to either disconnect all the positive leads. On all batteries or trace the leads and disconnect the lead going to the coach from the battery.

I know of at least one coach where one battery is in another location behind a panel.

Careful you might have hot cables floating around. Short one and many sparks and possibility fire or damage.

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Reply #16 – July 10, 2022, 10:01:30 am

Read reply 14 again,NOT AVAILIBLE FOR PURCHASE.

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Reply #17 – July 10, 2022, 01:05:21 pm

Quote from: John44 – July 10, 2022, 10:01:30 am

NOT AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE.

I heard they are just on temporal back order. As soon as they get the AQM (Applied Quantum Mechanics) time dilator machine fixed, they'll have them back in stock.

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Reply #18 – July 10, 2022, 01:44:40 pm

Quote from: Chuck & Jeannie – July 10, 2022, 01:05:21 pm

I heard they are just on temporal back order. As soon as they get the AQM (Applied Quantum Mechanics) time dilator machine fixed, they'll have them back in stock.

Yes but Plutonium is required to properly operate the flux capacitor. I may know a guy in Tonopah that may still have some?

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Reply #19 – July 29, 2022, 11:51:25 am

What was the resolution to your issue. No one likes a dangling participle.

Roland

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Reply #20 – July 29, 2022, 01:18:22 pm

Quote from: Roland Begin – July 29, 2022, 11:51:25 am

What was the resolution to your issue. No one likes a dangling participle.

Roland

Yes! I hate it when no update is given to any issue.

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Reply #21 – July 29, 2022, 02:49:33 pm

I'm still chasing a dead short somewhere and as there's a whole lot of wires it may take a while.

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Reply #22 – July 29, 2022, 03:07:17 pm

Quote from: Olde English – July 29, 2022, 02:49:33 pm

I'm still chasing a dead short somewhere and as there's a whole lot of wires it may take a while.

Sure it's a short. As with a short you would lose power very quickly via a blown fuse. And if it's an unfused circuit, You would then have a light bulb element and you would smell smoke or have a fire.

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Reply #23 – July 29, 2022, 05:02:19 pm

Had to walk away for a while so I've been lifting some sprinkler heads in the front yard.

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Reply #24 – July 29, 2022, 05:35:41 pm

Quote from: Olde English – July 29, 2022, 05:02:19 pm

Had to walk away for a while so I've been lifting some sprinkler heads in the front yard.

I think that would be my approach as well. Sometimes with a puzzling, frustrating problem it is best to leave it and come back at a later date to have a fresh start on it.

Richard

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