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Ghost power ?

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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They are powered by the start batteries.

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

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Any solar on top?

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

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I go with John you must have solar.

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

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

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Quote from: Olde English –
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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Quote from: Olde English –
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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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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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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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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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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Read reply 14 again,NOT AVAILIBLE FOR PURCHASE.

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Quote from: John44 –
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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Quote from: Chuck & Jeannie –
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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What was the resolution to your issue. No one likes a dangling participle.

Roland