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Old 01-04-2014, 06:48 AM   #1
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No House Battery Power

My RV was in storage and had to be jumped started. I drove 100 miles and left it shorelined overnight. The next day - no 12-volt house power. The Battery Disconnect green light no longer comes on.

I have replaced the house battery with a DC Marine type, Battery Disconnect Switch and the fuses in the main box. All circuit breakers have been reset.

When I am shorelined to 120-volt power or running on generator, everything works fine, including the green light on the Battery Disconnect.

What am I missing?

I read in the manual about a fuse (max. 55-amp) connected to the Battery Supply Wire, within 18" from the battery. I can't find this fuse, nor that wire. But if it were blown, would I have battery power to start the generator as I do?
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Old 01-07-2014, 12:42 AM   #2
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my unit is a 2002 Dutchman class C, with a Thor coach.
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Old 01-07-2014, 06:33 PM   #3
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Hello richrodriquez911. Do you have one or more of these 12 Volt Circuit Breaker - Auto Reset mounted close to your battery. On my 242RESL I have two. You could have one of these not working and have some items working and others not. You need to have 12 volts on both posts.
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Old 01-20-2014, 08:51 PM   #4
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Fixxed it!

Thank you for your help. I contacted Greg Flint from Thor Motorcoach. He helped me troubleshoot the problem and agreed it was most likely the 12volt fuse from the positive pole of the battery. But I could not find it anywhere near the battery.

Greg called me back and said he heard the fuse might be under the bed. He sent me a picture and I located the fuse - under the bed. This was a manual reset, so I pushed the little reset button back in and - Whoosh - everything now works as it should.

Thanks for pointing me in the right direction!
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