advice pleeeeeease needed asap

jnharley wrote:
We have both ac and dc lights.

I count 6 AC and 3 plug in or extra plus the light under micro-wave oven. Two in the main slide out, one in the entertainment slide out three in ceiling fan. Tow with a dodge too. None of this is helping solve the problem our fellow RV'er is having...

We have both ac and dc lights.

J R in Missouri wrote:
NOT so, most RV will have both DC and AC lighting.

No, not true. Almost all RV's will not have 120 volt lighting.

x3. Our lights always run from the battery.

othertonka wrote:
The lights always run from the battery. When plugged into shore power, the 110 V AC goes to all the outlets and also powers up the Converter, the converter charges the batteries, the lights run from the battery. Seems like you are OK. To check if the converter is working, use a multi meter and check the voltage at the battery, if it is working, the volt reading should be about 13.6 volts when plugged in. unplugged the battery voltage should be about 12.7 for a fully charged battery.

X2

A VOM/multimeter is your friend I carry three in different version. The are essential to diagnosing an electrical problem. If you do not know how to use one, learn! http://mechatronics.mech.northwestern.edu/design_ref/tools/multimeter.html
More basic and graphic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bF3OyQ3HwfU

J R in Missouri wrote:
NOT so, most RV will have both DC and AC lighting. My first two had Gas lights, 12 volt DC 110 AC.

Not so!


Most are 100% 12 volt now. Only light that would be 110 would be on a 110 ceiling fan.

had a simular problem - ended up changing the converter

Dis you turn on the breaker at the plug in box?

If no power at the converter it might be as simple as no 115 vac because of a popped GFI breaker. Sometimes there is only one or two gfis; one for inside, one for all outside outlets. Flip the breaker full off, then back on.
Just something else to check.