[Peter]

Ozite is probably the manufacturer

[Peter]

Couple things… Over the couple years of the batteries life, the only time that I have run on the invertors and had issues was recently (as in this past month when the batteries would run down with minumal use over night). Outside that they have been either on 50amp or on generator with 6 or so hours of invertor time between generator running. Not something that I think is out of the norm or reasonable usage.

As for the alternator being new and not charging the house batteries. Nope, not the problem. How do I know? Because if the alternator wasn’t charging the batteries then the generator should be. But last month when I noticed the issue the batteries were charged (generator went to float when monitoring the output of the invertors) and then shut down generator and 6 hours later the batteries are dead and entire panel shut down. THat means that something else is wrong since the generator isn’t even charging the batteries.

So now I am thinking it’s either the batteries or invertors?

So how can the invertors be contributing to the problem? I am thinking the invertors are simple a gateway between the batteries and an appliance needing power (and coverting it to proper amp/volt). But then I could be wrong and maybe it draws power all the time and is simple a big power sink that keeps it’s own charge and sends power out as needed?

Last night we ran the generator for about 4 hours with the battery chargers being the primary draw. Shut down the generator at 10:00 PM, set it to autostart and at 1:40 AM the generator started. So last month it was 6-8 hours not it’s 3-4?

I will check batteries with a volt meter this week since I am parked and on 50 amp and not needing them. But I know something is wrong, just not sure. Only so many components to select from here and I think by using basic logic the alternator is not one of them (if it was then then generator should have provided me with the charge that should have gotten me to get more then 3-4 hours out of the batteries). So that leave invertors and/or batteries.

[Peter]

Mine is identical to yours Walt. I started replacing parts so it would hold the various settings and lumbar and finally gave up, the parts are crazy expensive.

Peter – I think you’re confused and been watching the ass of the horse ahead of you too long!:) Get a Marathon H and you won’t need seat air…..

[Peter]

When using jack stands always leave 1/4 of clearance after you high lift coach , then drop it down on stands

[Peter]

I had a set of Dekas and they lasted on this coach two years and I am either driving or plugged in or gen or batteries only until 24.4 then gen on with those batteries , then I put lifelines in last summer we will see how they do on the same coach , time will tell the story !!!!’mm

Who put the new alternator on ???? Not that it has anything to do with it

[Peter]

hmm, then my two year old house batteries cant hold a charge. From the time we shut down till the time the generator kicked on was about an hour. Lifeline has some explaining to do, or the brand new small alternator isn’t doing it’s thing.

[Peter]

One charges the house and the other the chassis batteries

[Peter]

In Sand point ID going to Canada in morning

[Peter]

Your ass is bigger than mine lol

And your legs are short

[Peter]

That’s what I was saying

[Peter]

I learned something once again, never knew some put the evaporators on the roof, that has to solve the Hi Temp some will have while driving on hot pavement. Cool….

[Peter]

Walt I think the seat you have has a ride height valve in it so when u are sitting in seat it will air up to the weight when you get out it puts some air in it automatically to make it easy to get out of drivers seat then when u sit back down it airs up, unless you have a valve or button to manually put air in seat , the valve is light brown color under seat when sitting in seat it’s on the right side under the rubber boot that goes around seat there should be a screw so you can adjust it on the brown valve under the seat

[Peter]

Does it feel like oil or more like brake dust….was the coach in rain or washed? Sometimes the brake dust collected shows when in rain or washed…Should be able to tell if oil by touch

[Peter]

About 2 years ago, on our way back from Florida to New Hampshire, we approached a fork on the Interstate somewhere in NJ. We took the right side. Going up over a small hill, unable to see what was around the corner,

I came close to shi***** my pants when I came around the bend and saw 2 cars stopped dead in the middle lane in front of me.

Because of traffic, I could neither change lanes to the left or to the right. Instead, I applied the emergency brake.

I am sure the driver in the car in front of me saw me hurtling towards him and said his last prayer.

If there were 2 inches of space between me and him when I came to a full stop, that would have been a lot.

Now get this. The driver of the car in front of the car ahead of me had apparently missed his turn. Instead of taking the right fork, as we had done, he had wanted to take the left fork.

Guess what. After all the traffic had come to a stop, he did a sharp turn to the left to cross all the lanes and he worked himself back into the left side of the fork.

If we had arrived 30 seconds later, that driver (and possibly the one in front of us) would now be singing hymns in hell.

I have learned to drive very defensively ever since. Preferably, 5 miles below the speed limit, to allow all of the other “better” drivers to pass me by.

Ronald

[Peter]

Peter

Thanks as as backing out the bus barn she wouldn’t shift out of reverse. Killed engine and re started, then she shifted into neutral. First time this occurs as if happens again, will have Stewart & Stevenson check it…..