Back to square one for Debbie and her house alternator. After talking to alternator shop today, and learning how to use my trusty multimeter, Eric and I finally found time to investigate the alternator issue. This evening, with the bus engine running, the gauge on the dash read normal and voltage at alternator was normal (as checked with our multimeter). So now we know our problem must be intermittent, because it all sure seemed to be working properly this evening. I know for sure it has not been working 2 times, since the batteries were not charging when we were driving, and the gauge on the dash indicated that there was a problem. The batteries charge normally on shore power and generator, and they seem to hold a charge well, so I don't think it is a battery issue. Connection of big wires to alternator are both tight. Belt is good. So, question is this: does an intermittent problem indicate that the alternator is about to puke? Do we now remove it and have it bench tested or is it likely something unrelated? Did we just have a spontaneous fix????
Second question,is very specific to a 2003 Liberty Lady Classic. If we need to remove the alternator, I see the two mounting bolts, so getting it out doesn't look too hard. I would like to disconnect the battery supply to the alternator so we don't fry ourselves or the bus. I see the switch in the 2nd bay drivers side that says 12 volt House Battery disconnect. I assume this is what accomplishes this task. I confirmed this with Troy at Liberty told me all I needed to do was disconnect the battery here,simple as that, but when I opened that bay I saw a yellow sign below that cut off that says "Do not turn off house battery disconnect unless battery watchdog is disconnected. Failure to comply will result in generator control circuit failure. Heart Remote Panels must also be reprogrammed. See yellow instruction tag at 110 distribution panel" YIKES. Does this mean that if I don't disconnect the watchdog that all that bad stuff will happen, or does it mean that if I cut off watch dog, then disconnect the battery that I will still have to reprogram the heart remote panels? So, how do you disconnect the watchdog???? It is frustrating to know just enough to not know enough. But at least I learned how to use my multimeter today Deb