Chasing Electrical Gremlins - Questions
So, keeping the story short, trailer was working for 8 hours after travel, then in the middle of washing my hands, the whole trailer went dark, losing all power.
At all times the battery checks at 12v, but I will load test tonight.
The ?'s
- Why does the converter control the ground? From the frame to the converter then to the ground bar where all other connections go. I add a direct ground and that helped (for a while).
- Do I need to keep it that way? Seems like a recipe for issues.
- When not working I was seeing as high as 3v and as low as 1 volt at the inside of the trailer. Battery checked at terminals, 12.8v.
- When running on generator it's fine, meaning the converter seems to be working. So I put about 16 hours on the gen this weekend.
Welcome any comments. I am very familiar with 12v wiring, but this one has me stumped. My next plan is to replace the wiring and fuses from the battery to the panel with a single cable, probably 4 gauge unless something bigger presents itself. I really have no intention of adding an inverter unless the converter is faulty, my camping style works well with 12v. Then bigger cable to the batteries and maybe 2 outlets live on the inverter.
That and 2 flat tires on the MX bike made the weekend less fun but the tequila and beer were cold so it all worked out.
At all times the battery checks at 12v, but I will load test tonight.
The ?'s
- Why does the converter control the ground? From the frame to the converter then to the ground bar where all other connections go. I add a direct ground and that helped (for a while).
- Do I need to keep it that way? Seems like a recipe for issues.
- When not working I was seeing as high as 3v and as low as 1 volt at the inside of the trailer. Battery checked at terminals, 12.8v.
- When running on generator it's fine, meaning the converter seems to be working. So I put about 16 hours on the gen this weekend.
Welcome any comments. I am very familiar with 12v wiring, but this one has me stumped. My next plan is to replace the wiring and fuses from the battery to the panel with a single cable, probably 4 gauge unless something bigger presents itself. I really have no intention of adding an inverter unless the converter is faulty, my camping style works well with 12v. Then bigger cable to the batteries and maybe 2 outlets live on the inverter.
That and 2 flat tires on the MX bike made the weekend less fun but the tequila and beer were cold so it all worked out.
