spacetiger
New Member
Hello,
I hate for my 1st post to be a cry for help, but there it is... I need help from the wisdom of the group.
My issue is I have no DC power to operate anything on the house or boat side.
I have connected shore power and get confirmation on the voltage meter I have AC power. I can turn on all AC accessories (microwave, fridge, interior AC lights, etc).
With the AC inverter powered on, nothing DC works.
From the engine side, I can turn on power (2 switched) and can start either engine. So I know both batteries (one for each engine) is good. I would have thought with both switches on, the batteries would power the dc side even if the engines are not running (no output from the alternator).
I will check to see what the house battery is doing. Are all DC powered items powered downstream of the house battery? I suppose that might explain why no DC powered ites work.
I did a search on the site but did not come up with a same issue thread (this was the closest: http://www.clubsearay.com/index.php?threads/dc-power-problem.62229/), but is was a bit different.
Hope someone has seen this problem. I will go check the house battery and will post back.
TIA,
Jerry
I hate for my 1st post to be a cry for help, but there it is... I need help from the wisdom of the group.
My issue is I have no DC power to operate anything on the house or boat side.
I have connected shore power and get confirmation on the voltage meter I have AC power. I can turn on all AC accessories (microwave, fridge, interior AC lights, etc).
With the AC inverter powered on, nothing DC works.
From the engine side, I can turn on power (2 switched) and can start either engine. So I know both batteries (one for each engine) is good. I would have thought with both switches on, the batteries would power the dc side even if the engines are not running (no output from the alternator).
I will check to see what the house battery is doing. Are all DC powered items powered downstream of the house battery? I suppose that might explain why no DC powered ites work.
I did a search on the site but did not come up with a same issue thread (this was the closest: http://www.clubsearay.com/index.php?threads/dc-power-problem.62229/), but is was a bit different.
Hope someone has seen this problem. I will go check the house battery and will post back.
TIA,
Jerry