Monaco LaPalma - Electrical Systems

12 VOLT DISTRIBUTION PANEL - FRONT....................312
Ford Chassis .........................................................312
Workhorse Chassis ...............................................314
Circuit Breakers.....................................................315
Tools of the Trade..................................................316
Knowing When to Say No......................................316
BATTERY - HOW IT WORKS........................................317
Battery Types ........................................................317
Battery Maintenance..............................................318
Testing the Batteries ..............................................319
Battery Maintenance..............................................320
Seven Reasons Why Batteries Fail .........................321
Battery Voltage & Current ......................................322
Battery Charge Time & Consumption Rate .............323
WORKHORSE GAUGES ...............................................325
FORD GAUGES............................................................328
SWITCHES..................................................................330
CONTROLS..................................................................331
CENTER CONSOLE PANEL ..........................................336
STEERING WHEEL (FORD CHASSIS) ..........................336
Cruise Controls .....................................................336
Tilt Steering ...........................................................337
Wiper/Washer Operation........................................337
Turn Signals & Headlight High/Low Beams ............338
Overdrive Lock-out Switch.....................................338
Hazard Flasher.......................................................338
SMART STICK WORKHORSE CHASSIS.......................339
Operation ..............................................................339
LaPalma - Electrical Systems
ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS - INTRODUCTION ..................291
Converter (55 Amp Only) ......................................291
Shore Power..........................................................292
Generator ..............................................................292
DC 12 VOLT SYSTEM..................................................292
BATTERY CUT-OFF SWITCH........................................293
BATTERY DISCONNECT...............................................294
House ...................................................................294
Chassis.................................................................294
SHORE POWER HOOK-UP...........................................294
TRANSFER SWITCH....................................................297
GENERATOR - 120 AC.................................................298
Generator Exercise ................................................299
30 AMP DISTRIBUTION PANEL...................................300
Fuses & Circuits....................................................300
50 AMP DISTRIBUTION PANEL (OPT).........................301
House 110 AC Panel .............................................301
Energy Management System .................................302
House 12 Volt........................................................305
12 Volt Distribution Panel - Outside........................305
INVERTER - 130 WATT (OPT) .....................................306
INVERTER/CONVERTER - 1500 WATT (OPT) ..............307
Battery Charging....................................................307
Remote Panel ........................................................308
Battery State Indicator ...........................................309
Circuit Breakers.....................................................309
Stand-By Mode .....................................................309
Power Shore..........................................................310
Charge Cycles.......................................................310
Pass-through Relay ...............................................310
Programming the Inverter ......................................311
Temperature Sensitive Charging.............................311