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LEARN HOW TO RUN 2 RV A/Cs ON A 30 AMP CONNECTION
by Greg Maddox
(Ardmore, ok)
I have a 2007 Western Recreation Alpine 36' home. I am staying at a campsite with 50 amp service but my battery keeps going dead (engine) and I would suspect I need to replace the batteries, but when the batteries go dead the lights to the motorhome are about 50% as bright as they were when the batteries were charged.
Could there be a wiring problem, lights are wired into the ignition system? I'm really confused.
ANSWER: Hi Greg thanks for submitting your question on our Ask An RV Question Page.
I am also a bit confused, I am assuming that when you talk about lights that you are talking about the 12 volt interior lights for the house portion of the motorhome. If you are then that has nothing to do with your Motorhome's engine (chassis) battery. Those lights are powered by your RV's House Batteries when the RV is not plugged in. When you are plugged into shore power your RV's Electric Converter takes over the job of powering your RV's 12 volt electrical items.
When you are plugged into shore power your RV's Electric Converter should be charging your RV's House Batteries and on some but not all motorhomes the Chassis/Engine battery will also receive a charge.
Based on your description here is a couple of things I would check before taking it in and having a Certified RV Technician track down the problem.
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LEARN HOW TO RUN 2 RV A/Cs ON A 30 AMP CONNECTION
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