Monaco SIGNATURE 2001 series, Owner'S Manual

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Electrical Systems - Chassis
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S I G N A T U R E
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Remember the alternator is not a battery charger. It is designed to maintain
the proper operating voltage level for the motorhome. A battery with a low
charge or a dead battery may cause damage to the alternator.
The battery maintainer is a fully automatic device that keeps the chassis bat-
tery fully charged whenever your motorhome is plugged into shore power, or
your generator is running.
• For easy reference, the battery maintainer has a green LED to indicate
when it is active. It is illuminated whenever you are plugged into shore
power, or when the genset is running. It is also illuminated when the
engine is running, but that is of no consequence.
NOTE: If the green LED is not illuminated when you are plugged
into shore power, run the engine for a few seconds to activate the bat-
tery maintainer.
• The battery maintainer will provide up to 15 amps to the chassis battery.
• If the chassis battery voltage is low you may hear a clicking sound from
the battery maintainer. This is normal and indicates that the chassis
battery is trying to draw more than 15 amps. The sound will stop as soon
as the battery has become recharged.
• While dry camping with the generator off, the battery maintainer becomes
inactive and the green LED will go out.
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