Ok, finally received my volt meter from China and when plugged into the front two cig lighters it reads 12.5. When plugged into the other three - 1. above the solar controller 2. by the sink 3. hidden behind the drivers seat near some (obsolete) "Game" RCA connectors and 3 prong plugs were showing 13.8.
I called SMB West and Peter said they would not have built the van without a converter/inverter/charger, however my original build sheet shows the Trip-lite 1000w inverter. (No charger).
I ran shore power to the van and charged it over night with no charge holding to the house battery - I realized there was no charge in the house battery as soon as I would try to run the radio, a light, or power up the generator.
Further, I ran the generator for two hours and the battery had a brief charge because the radio played on the Extra battery switch.
There is a power cable coming out of the house battery and a ground to the chasis. The power (red) cable gets lost up towards the hot water heater (propane). I could not follow it because it goes into the van back there.
The solar must only be charging the starter battery presently? The alternator must be charging the house battery? The generator does not charge the house battery???
BTW - the house battery is newish purchased from SMB and installed by them in February of this year.
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I need an electrician.
Thanks for any help.....OB-1