Tiffin Motorhomes 2014 Allegro Bus, Руководство пользователя

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TIFFIN MOTORHOMES –ALLEGRO BUS® Chapter 7 ELECTRICAL FEATURES
Battery Disconnect Panel
The battery disconnect panel is located inside the battery storage compartment. There is a
rotary switch (Figure 7-8) on the upper left-hand side of the compartment, which can
disconnect the engine battery when the vehicle is to be stored for any appreciable time.
Rotating this switch disconnects the engine batteries only, not the house batteries. This
feature is designed to prevent the engine batteries from being drained during storage.
This switch also disconnects all the 12 VDC circuitry from the batteries; thus removing the
total electrical load from those batteries. On the upper, right-hand side of that compartment
is another rotary switch (Figure 7-9) which, when activated, disconnects the “house” batteries
(i.e., the 12 VDC system for the motor home). When the Allegro Bus is to be stored for any
length of time, it is wise to disconnect these two 12 VDC systems.
When the Allegro Bus is removed from storage, rotate the upper, left-hand switch to
reconnect the 12 VDC circuitry to the coach batteries again and rotate the upper, right-hand
switch to reconnect the “house” battery—the 12 VDC systems are now reactivated. The
Freightliner or Spartan chassis of the Allegro Bus may be equipped with a second disconnect
switch strictly for the chassis batteries.
If your Allegro Bus is so equipped, this “master kill switch” may be located in the rear engine
compartment. This switch disconnects all power to the coach so that the coach cannot be
started. This switch is used to prevent the ignition circuitry from being accidentally turned on
when the engine is being serviced.
For routine, short-term use, there is a “12 VDC disconnect” switch (Figure 7-10) on
the switch console located in the stairwell of the Allegro Bus. This switch—located in
the upper, left-hand corner of the switch console—can be used to disconnect the
“house” battery from most of the 12 VDC circuits in the motor home so that there is
no inadvertent drain on the battery while the owner is away from the motor home
(e.g., shopping trips, day trips for sightseeing).
It is a good idea to develop the habit of disconnecting the 12 VDC “house” battery
system whenever one leaves the motor home for the better part of a day so that the “house”
battery is protected. Additionally, it is worthwhile periodically to check the fluid levels in the
batteries constituting the 12VDC “house” battery system to make sure that all fluid levels are
properly maintained; otherwise, a full chargecannot be maintained in the batteries.
Your motor home is also equipped with a float charger. This charger is automatically activated
when the motor home is plugged into shore power in order to maintain the cranking
batteries.
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Figure 7-8. Rotary Switch
to Connect Engine Battery
CAUTION
NEVER ALLOW BATTERIES TO FREEZE! When not using the motor home,
keep the batteries charged. Fully charged batteries will not freeze.
Allowing the batteries to freeze will void the battery warranty.
Figure 7-9. Rotary Switch
to Disconnect “House”
Batteries
Figure 7-10. 12 VDC
Disconnect Switch