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| Leonard Rating: N/A |
After watching the weather report this afternoon I decided to go out and start the bus. I haven't started it for a couple of months it turns over but kinda slow. Is an Eagle model 10 12 or 24 volts? Can i hook up a set of jumper cables and jump it off like you would a car? | ||
| TWO DOGS Rating: N/A |
jump that baby...pull your car up there..leave it running .. | ||
| TWO DOGS Rating: N/A |
If you leave the car running....hook-up the battery cables...let it charge them for an hour...then...car still running...start the bus | ||
| Leonard Rating: N/A |
Thanks Two Dogs for your help. I will give her a try. So it is a 12 volt system then? | ||
| TWO DOGS Rating: N/A |
yep | ||
| BrianMCI Rating: N/A |
For those that aren't familiar with the proper way to jump a vehicle... Attach one of the positive cable ends (red) to the positive terminal on the battery of the vehicle you want to jump. Attach the corresponding negative cable end to the neg. terminal of the vehicle you want to jump. Attach the remaining positive cable end to the positive post of the good battery. Take the remaining negative cable end and with your face turned away from the battery, lightly tap the cable end on the negative terminal of the good battery, making sure that it contacts... If you get a huge arc and the lead of the terminal is melted you've hooked the cables up wrong. This step might seem unnecessary for the experienced but there are times when you might be in a hurry, or assume that red heat shrink on the battery cable means positive... or are just plain tired and not paying attention, if you accidently attach battery the cables wrong, it can explode in your face. Lastly, after you have jumped the vehicle successfuly disconnect the cables in the reverse order you attached them. Brian | ||
| Philris Rating: N/A |
I would suggest one change to the procedure. The last connection should be to a good ground away from the battery on the vehicle (assuming negative grounded vehicle). This way if there is a spark and the battery has gassed at all it is less likely to cause an exploded battery. | ||
| TWO DOGS Rating: N/A |
that's correct...bernie told him wrong | ||
| BrianMCI Rating: N/A |
You guys are right, I was trying not to be too technical... But the main thing is, I've never seen a battery explode with a tap of the cable end on the ground to make sure the cables are connected correctly. Least-wise, that's what Bernie says... Brian | ||
| Frank Allen Rating: N/A |
If you ever have a battery blow the top out you will learn real quick to make that last ground connection away from the batt, ive seen it and its not pretty, be safe Frank Allen 4106 | ||
| Bob Oakman (Bobsbus)
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One more thing to ad to jumping your bus... Use someone else's car to save wear and tear on your own alternator.  | ||
| Henry R. Bergman, Jr. (Henryofcj)
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Also you may find that due to the state of discharge of the coach batts, plus the cold weather, about the only way to go is to pull the batts and fully recharge 'em. Good luck. | ||
| Stephen Fessenden (Sffess)
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That last suggestion is the best if the bus is sitting and you are not desparate to move it. You don't need to pull the batteries, just run an extension cord out to the bus and put them on a battery charger, like 10 Amps for 12 to 24 hours. I have had batteries come back to life after 3 days of charging. It took that long for them to accept a charge. The first two days I was only showing 2 amps charge rate when the charger was set on 10 amps. Since the battery was dead, it was not allowing enough current flow to recharge at first. When fully charged the charger will again show a 2 amp or less rate. |