Two Questions May 23, 2020, 11:24:33 pm 1. I use a battery disconnect and when I deactivate it (turn power on), the dash radio comes on - a 10 yr old Kenwood, even though the radio has been left off. When I activate the battery disconnect, the radio shuts off or I can turn it off manually of course. The question is, why does the radio turn on by itself when the bat disconnect is deactivated (power is turned on)? Am I harboring a gremlin?2. The vinyl or linoleum on the toilet riser is pulling away from moulding where it meets the floor. Any tips on how to fix this? See photos, please.
Re: Two Questions Reply #1 – May 24, 2020, 12:36:27 am I imagine the radio is one that doesn't have an old school off switch that actually controls the power, but just has a soft-switch. When you disconnect the batteries it cuts all power to the radio. When you flip the switch again, all power is restored to the radio and it boots back up. Some devices will remember the last power state and use that when power is restored, some will come up off, and some come up on. There might be a setting somewhere where you can control if it comes up on or off when power is applied.
Re: Two Questions Reply #2 – May 24, 2020, 02:54:17 am 1. Here's a guess.The radio is normally powered by the coach battery, it shouldn't have any power if the battery switch is off. Some radios have two power connections, one wired so it becomes hot on when the ignition is powered up, the other is always hot to maintain the memory. One of the power wires may be connected to the starting battery and the other to the coach battery.2. The vinyl can be repaired with a piece of aluminum angle that would hold down and cover the lifting flooring.Angle comes in various sizes, either 3/4" X 3'4" or 1" X 1" angle should cover it.https://www.homedepot.com/p/Everbilt-1-in-x-96-in-Aluminum-Angle-with-1-16-in-Thick-800057/204325583Plastic angle is also available in various colors and widths.Larry
Re: Two Questions Reply #3 – May 24, 2020, 04:48:54 am Hi Chris; in addition, the battery disconnect turns the battery circuit off by separating the wire between the two 6 volt batteries. Common parlance is the circuit is then 'deactivated', no current can flow. Connecting the batteries by connecting the wire would 'activate' the circuit. Most people consider a light switch in your house to be activated when the light is on, and deactivated when it is off. (even though you have operated the switch to turn off the light. Splitting hairs, but it can be confusing. Do you have active solar panels? Even without a battery, the solar can run your radio, and the propane detector. I would think if you have enough solar wattage it could operate interior lights also. At least during the day. Larry's suggestion is what I would do. You can try gluing the vinyl down, mastic or contact cement, and use permanent stainless pan head screws two at each end to hold the angle in place, and keep the vinyl down also. You could paint the aluminum white after cutting, test fitting and drilling holes. The caulking already there should be removed. A small amount of fresh caulking under the aluminum angle would keep water from getting under it. I might use 1/8" thick angle for a stronger bracket. The thicker aluminum would allow for countersunk flathead screws.(that's just me.) RonB
Re: Two Questions Reply #4 – May 24, 2020, 09:55:37 am Quote from: Larry W - May 24, 2020, 02:54:17 amThe radio is normally powered by the coach battery, it shouldn't have any power if the battery switch is off. Some radios have two power connections, one wired so it becomes hot on when the ignition is powered up, the other is always hot to maintain the memory. One of the power wires may be connected to the starting battery and the other to the coach battery.As Larry said, there is a main power wire intended to be wired to the accessory position of the ignition switch, which in the LD is wired to the coach batteries so the radio is functional while camping. I think the memory power wire was also wired to the same place, so it will not hold its memory when you flip the switch. If you want to take the trouble, rewire the memory power to be always powered up from the chassis battery, and that should solve the issue, with an insignificant draw on the battery. Of course, if you also have a disconnect switch you use on THAT battery (not recommended) this will not solve the problem.Steve
Re: Two Questions Reply #5 – May 24, 2020, 10:53:33 am Gentlemen, thanks for your help with my questions. As for the radio, just for grins I will check the manual to see if it mentions anything about preserving memory. I will leave it as is as my question was more curiosity as anything else. I'm under a canopy in storage so solar isn't functioning which I why I started using a battery disconnect. A strip across the bottom, securing the vinyl will be perfect.Chris
Re: Two Questions Reply #6 – May 24, 2020, 09:26:09 pm Re #2I had the same things happen on my rig. I peeled the vinyl back up to the edge horizontal platform. Then I used a notched trowel to spread some tile adhesive (mastic) along the angles and vertical portions. Final step is to readhere the vinyl until it dries. This is basically glueing it back in place with the right materials.The hardest part was keeping the vinyl firm against the underlayment as the mastic dried, especially in the small space between the toilet platform and the base of the sink cabinet. I was able to find something to wedge into that space. I used a couple of staples along the base of the vertical portion to hold things in place there. The staples were removed after things dried. My original plan was to put a piece of quarter-round along that area, but I never got around to it. The staple holes aren't very noticable. That fix was 5+ years ago and everything still looks good.Rich'03 MB in NC
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