I did a lot of hunting and research on the BCC to find out exactly how it works. QUESTION: Why is the solenoid staying energized? This is why I didn’t hear it CLUNK when I pressed the EMER START switch, because it was already energized.ĪNSWER: This is normal. I then check the voltage on the battery terminals, no change, chassis = 0 and the coach = 13.2.ĬONCLUSION – The Solenoid is obviously bad, Even though the coil is energized with a distinct CLUNK, the internal contacts are not being made. I re-connect the coil wire, CLICK, it re-energizes. To verify, I remove the coil wire, CLICK, I hear it de-energize. I checked the voltage at the coil terminal and I seen 12.5 volts. I noticed the solenoid was hot, so I figured it had been energized for a while. I removed the cover from the BCC and measured the voltage on both sides of the isolator solenoid, voltages on the solenoid were the same as the batteries, chassis = 0 (zero), coach = 13.2. I’m plugged into shore power so the converter is supplying the 13.3 volts and keeping a slight charge on the coach batteries. I checked the voltage at the batteries, chassis = 0 (zero), coach = 13.3. I then press the CONNECT switches, both solenoids click. I pressed the battery disconnect switches, I heard both solenoids disconnect. I pressed the EMER START button, nothing, no click, no nothing. I started the Southwind a week ago, so the battery should NOT have died in that short period of time. it did the exact same thing: Nothing, dead, no instrument lights, nada, zip…. The Southwind’s BCC should keep the chassis battery charged when its on shore power.Ī couple days ago, I was working on something inside and needed to start the engine. I ordered a Trik-L-Start charge module to keep the chassis battery charged when its plugged in. QUESTION – Why didn’t the isolator solenoid pull in when I pressed the EMER START button? Although I asked this question, I never investigated to find the answer, more on this later. HUM, the battery was 5 years old, the previous owner mentioned a couple problems, its probably a bad cell. I did a quick check with a voltmeter and the chassis battery showed something like 7 volts. I pressed the EMER START button, nothing. A couple months later, I went to start it, nothing, dead. When we first bought the Southwind, the previous owner said he had a problem with the chassis battery going dead. A little history first to explain the problem.
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