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Originally Posted by SmittysRV
I have a 2011 Raptor 4014 Velocity and am currently have an issue with the batteries, I think. I have taken to the dealer and they tell me the batteries are checking out okay. However, I can't even make it threw the night with just the fridge on without the fridge flashing lowdc. The other day I had just unplugged the Raptor (from 110 at the house) and hooked up to my truck and towed it to the dealer. It's about a 45 minute ride there. Once at the dealer I checked batterie power on the info panel and it showed full. I then went to start the gen and immediately the fridge went to lowdc and the panel showed the batteries at 1/3. What's going on here? The dealer thinks it might be the panel... I still think the two 12 volt batteries on this coach are pretty inadequate for the size. Any thoughts?
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Something's amiss somewhere. Two 12vdc batteries, even the smaller Group 24's, should power the coach for at least 24 to 48 hours unless there is heavy power consumption like having all the incandescent lights on all evening or running the furnace a lot.
You probably need to do a complete power inventory to see if there is something running that you're not aware of.
If the fridge goes low voltage and the idiot lights on the panel show low too, it's not the panel. The problem is else where.
Also, check the batteries for water level and get a tester and check the specific gravity of each cell. It's possible you have a bad cell. If that is the case, you can easily figure out which battery it is by running the coach on just one battery for a while and then switching to the other. The bad one will show itself right quick.
FWIW, we dry camp a lot with a pair of Group 24's. The only time I worry about them is when we use the furnace steadily in cold weather.
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