Secrets of the 92-96 Auxiliary Battery Set-Up

Electrical issues, both 12 volt and 120 volt
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Re: Secrets of the 92-96 Auxiliary Battery Set-Up

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Millennial Falcon wrote:
Tue Sep 01, 2020 1:46 am
con5 wrote:
Sun Aug 30, 2020 5:03 pm
Hello all, new here with a recent purchase of a 1998 b-van. Where is the stock auxiliary battery located. I can’t seem to find it but it is working! It’s too hot right now in Texas to keep poking around.
I believe it is in the same spot on all the years? If so, when you open the hood there should be two batteries. The battery on the PASSENGER side is the Coach Battery (for all the lights and stuff in the "house" part of the van). The battery on the DRIVER side is your engine's battery, used for starting the engine and running your car radio.
No, it changed. Up until 1991 (model year of the chassis is important here), the engine battery is on the passenger side, while the coach battery is on the driver's side. With the 1992 redesign, it swaps. Then even later the battery is stored elsewhere in the coach.
1991 Airstream B190 - bought, 2005; sold, 2011; bought 2017
1995 Airstream Excella 30' trailer

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