We were plugged in at Bahia Honda State Park last week for a little fish, sun and fun. Friday night we went out to dinner leaving two lights and the AC on. We arrived about 3 hours where we discovered that the ac was not not on and the lights were really low, and the low voltage alarm on the Gas detector was sounding intermittently.
There was no AC at any point in the motor home, but power was at the end of the chord. We started the generator but that did not connect with any the motorhome recepiticles. While were were running the generator, the voltage showing in the monitor behind the driver seat, kept roping. The low voltage alarm on the gas sensor kept coming on. The use / store switch was not working and the red light was on.
With no access to Phoenix Cruiser, no access to an internet connection to use this forum, so we were snoutr own. We disconnected the low voltage alarm and ran an extension cord from the box to a fan that we used at night. Otherwise we were boon docking it. I require oxygen so another extension cord went to my concentrator.
I note that when we started the motor home, all the lights went on bright, but when the motor was turned off, back to low power.
Spoke to phoenix cruiser and found that when voltage on house batteries are low the use/store switch is frozen in store mode. We decided to drive home a day early. Spoke to the PC electric guy and he said that the problem is likely gone now that we charged the batteries driving 400 miles home. Went outside and plugged in to the home box and all is well. Apparently if i had just run the motorhome for 20 minutes the switch would have reset itself and we could have plugged in.
Thought you might be interested in know what happened and how PC helped us resolve it.
Greg Matthews
