House battery not charging from alternator

Electrical issues, both 12 volt and 120 volt
tdashmike
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Re: House battery not charging from alternator

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Keystone wrote:I had this problem in my 94, and found the solution in Planck’s old thread called,Secrets of the 92-96 auxiliary battery set up. “https://b190.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=714
Don’t know if it’s the same in your ‘90, but this thread is worth a read. Planck found a fuse box in the engine compartment that had a blue 60-A fuse in the T-slot. Unfortunately the links to his terrific photos are gone now, but following his text description you might find that fuse in your rig.

Here was my outcome as posted back then:
Keystone wrote:Add my name to the list of grateful "Fuse T replacers". That 60-A fuse blew recently, resulting in no alternator charging of the coach battery for about 600 miles. Was completely dead-on-arrival at campsite since we'd been (or thought we were) running fridge on 12-V. Sigh...Once again, I've been saved by Planck and his handy pictures and narrative in this thread that saved me hours of tracking down this issue. Thanks!! -Keystone
Good luck!



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Thanks for the info also. I've attached a picture of the location of the fuse on my 1998.

House Battery Alternator Fuse:
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baggydew
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B190 Year: 1994
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Re: House battery not charging from alternator

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I looked up that Cole Hersee relay number 24106BX. It shows a barrel shaped relay. The one behind the left headlight on my 94 is rectangular. Does it make any difference? They both have 3 terminals but the original relay has a large terminal on each end and a small push on terminal on the top. Is it necessary to take the grill off to access the relay?. It looks impossible if you have large hands to access the relay from the headlight hole?
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Re: House battery not charging from alternator

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So I had this problem on my van as well. I replaced the solenoid switch and that fixed it. I have a 1999 b-190 so for me it is underneath the battery in the passenger side of the hood. I didn't have to take out the headlight and work on it that way. It was far easier to just remove the battery and then remove the battery platform and the solenoid is right there. I've attached a picture of what it looks like.

For reference, the original Ford Motocraft part number is F8UB-14088 AA, which from what I can tell is no longer made. The replacement part number is SW-1951-C, or you can use Duralast Relay F491. Hope this helps.
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