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Glad your on board Bob, any and all help is welcome.

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Karl,

It’s the sparky thingy that makes your bulbs light up.:)

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John,

My transformers are 50.5 and matched to the meters, old and new. I couldn’t loop any wire due to space restraints, so I’m kind of stuck. The tranformer wires are 14 gauge as well as the home runs to the front of the bus. What do you have since our Royale’s are pretty close?

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Tom,

That’s a strange problem and I suspect it has been there
since the coach was built.

Amp meters generally measure 0 to 5 amps when located remotely.
The amp meter is matched to a standard donut transformer on the leg to be
measured. You probably have a 100 to 5 transformer meaning that it will supply
5 amps to the meter when 100 amps are conducted through the wire passing
through the donut hole. In order to have a ½ reading you would need to have a
200 to 5 donut transformer or a 10 amp meter.

A common method of doubling the amperage created by the
donut transformer would be to loop the wire back through the donut. This should
correct the problem and double the amp reading you currently have.

I do like the idea of a digital meter. You will have a clear
indication of how unbalanced your circuits are.

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Welcome Bob,

I’m sure you have a wealth of hands on information that will
interest everyone. Many of us have older coaches and are in the process of continuous
upgrades. It’s difficult enough to maintain a coach, being the converter
yourself sounds like a major challenge.

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Jon, thanks for giving us crazy do-it-yourselfers an avenue to
get a little closer to the folks who engineered the wondrous machines we own. I
would really like to be as educated as possible on chassis maintenance. Can you
shed any light on the levels of training offered to Prevost service center
mechanics and what, if any, classes might be open to those of us who are not
certified diesel professionals, but who seek a more in-depth education on all
aspects of Prevost maintenance? I assume that Prevost makes every effort to
maintain the highest training standards by screening applicants closely and
accepting only the best. Is there any chance they would invite a few highly motivated
mechanic/owners to attend with the understanding they would in no way slow down
the class? I realize my FAA certified airframe and powerplant mechanic and
Aircraft Inspector ratings would likely be scoffed at by serious diesel mechanics,
but if I were able to snivel my way into a class, how much
could I expect to pay for tuition and books? Are relays even discussed now that
the multiplex systems are now in use? Thanks for any light you can shed.

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I like to build! Present project is a rebuild of a 98 XLE:: mods include eaton 10 spd autoshift , tripple slide plus bath and 1/2.This is my 5th build. Learn something new every day. Bob

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I vote for 16px, but until we get it set at a specific default size anybody posting can change size or type style.

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Karl, I jumped up a size.

This is the next size

And the next.

I went from 12 (this size) to 14, 16 and 18.

We can get the default size reset if we can get a concensus on what is preferred.

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Denny,

First, I was not suggesting in this instance you were treated as the village idiot, but generalizing about how we who own coaches are treated as uninformed people who know little or nothing about our coaches or mechanical things. I have been talked down to by mechanics (and given poor advice) because we are not considered as even capable of changing our own oil by some.

I do take exception to the man whose remarks you discussed. Your engine clearly has low miles. Yet your engine is the same as that which may be found on a commercial truck or bus. Yet your seal failed at very low miles. Why would you expect to get longer life from a rebuilt unit costing $400 and shorter life from the same seal that could be found on that rebuilt $400 unit, using your experience with that seal as a benchmark?

I think to suggest that if a new seal at $40 doesn’t work but a $400 unit with the same seal will is to a person less astute mechanically than you is just not right. How many people would be intimidated into spending the $400?

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I wish I had a clue what either of those things do!

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Off topic, but the original post font size is tiny. Perhaps there is a minimum you guys can set for the forums?

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YES!