Power surges constantly

Mine did that and I just replaced the converter. Went from 55 amp to 80. Now I have bright lights and a monitor to tell me what the converter is doing too.
Whenever the lights dimmed you could hear the converter making funny noises, kind of a squeal. By all I researched I concluded the converter was on the way out. I hope that is all there is to it. My battery is only a year old but that doesn't mean anything anymore either.
BTW the converter was only three years old too.

Hi cap,

What make and model is the converter?

Mike LeClair wrote:
I would bet that it is your converter. How old is your RV?

Mike

It is a 2011 silverback.

I would bet that it is your converter. How old is your RV?

Mike

We had a guest in the park with similar problem. He ended up needing to replace all the battery cables, they were heavily corroded into the insulation jackets and failing intermittently even though the copper terminal connectors looked OK. This is a tricky problem to identify, since you will get good voltage readings until you put a load on the system. Easiest test is to tug on the cables, if they move easier than it seems they should, they may have internal corrosion.

Check the conections were the power cord comes into the trailer and the connections in the panel, sounds like a loose neutral.

Denny

Your lights are 12VDC and run from both your converter/charger unit or the battery. Sometimes if the battery is going bad the converter/charger is trying to keep up with it and power surges.

The first thing to do is check the fluid levels in your battery. If one cell is empty and the battery case is warm to hot then you are probably experiencing a failed cell in your battery.

You can also disconnect your shore power connection and read the DC voltage across the battery terminala... It should be around 12.5-6VDC for a charged up battery..

If you battery is reading below 10.5VDC then it may be toast now...

Roy Ken

Hi,

Check the batteries.

Check the converter output. It may be failing.