Jayco Redhawk 2017 - Sources of Electrical Power; Generator Power

“T y p es ” O f P o wer
12 V o l t Sys t em
• T he po w e r to ope r ate y ou r li ght s , sli de s and othe r 12 v o l t de vic e s
c o m e s d ir e c t ly f r o m the 12 v o l t hou s e batte ry . T he batte ry , then,
need s to be r e c ha r ged s o that i t doe s not go “ dead. ” T h is is
d isc u ss ed i n m o r e deta il l ate r i n the gu i de.
• T o r e c ha r ge the batte ry , the r e is a c on v e r te r that c on v e r t s 120
v o l t s A C to 12 Vo l t s DC . In add i t i on, the a l te r nato r atta c hed to
the eng i ne c ha r ge s both the c ha ssis batte ry and hou s e batte ry .
• Pa r t of m a i nta i n i ng y ou r batte ry is k eep i ng a mi n im a l c ha r ge
wi th i n i t.
B E F O R E W E B EGI N
S O U R C ES O F P O W E R AN D E N E R G Y
S ou rces O f Elec t rical P o wer
• Befo r e p l ugg i ng i n, m a k e
s u r e the circ u i t b r ea k e r is
tu r ned off at the pede s ta l .
• P l ug y ou r po w e r c o r d i nto the
30 a m p r e c epta cl e.
• 30 a m p p l ug s ha v e 3 p r ong s
• Fli p the circ u i t b r ea k e r to the
O N po si t i on.
• T he t r an s fe r swi t c h and
i n v e r te r m a y ta k e a m o m ent
o r t w o to r e s pond.
Pede s ta l
Circ u i t
B r ea k e rs
50, 30, 20
and 15 a m p
R e c epta cl e s
Sho r e Po w e r
• You r gene r ato r , w hen r unn i ng,
p r o vi de s 30 a m p s e rvic e.
• T he gene r ato r c an be swi t c hed on
at the c ont r o l pane l . ( Out li ned i n
r ed. )
• T he a m ount of t im e the gene r ato r is
u s ed is s ho w n on the hou r m ete r .
( Out li ned i n y e ll o w . ) T he hou rs of
r un t im e c ont ri bute s to the
sc hedu li ng of s e rvic e.
Gene r ato r Po w e r
• T he gene r ato r will s top w hen the fue l tan k get s to ¼ fu ll .
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