B+ motorhomes
I just bought a Trail Lite B+ 211s with 8.1 Chevy engine. This is my fifth motorhome (others range from an old 20' Vagabond, and three Winnegagos, from 19 to 32'. This vehicle is fantastic. I am...
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Hi all,
I have a Parallax Model# 7355 converter on my B+. I've never had a problem with it before. The last few days we were on a trip and it was very humid and uncomfortable. We hooked up to the campground grid and after a few hours with the Fridge, TV, A/C, and a few lights on, the main 30 amp breaker tripped. DC kept the lights on. This happened a few other times over the next couple of days. The converter panel especially around the main breakers was hot, sometimes too hot to touch. On the next to the last day, we were shopping and I left my 2 small dogs in the coach after a walk with the generator and the a/c on. I came back to find the A/C BREAKER tripped, but not the main. That night, after another MAIN trip, I got the bright idea to switch the fridge to propane. That helped tremendously. The panel did not get as hot, and nothing tripped. There was a big thunder/lightning storm that night as well. I don't have a surge protector.
In addition, all around the converter, and especially close to the breakers, there was an 'electrical' burning/overheated smell. The typical acrid smell associated with electrical components experience heat stress of some kind.
I had no DC problems.
These are all of the symptoms. I spoke to the campground owner and he told me the wiring in that area is new. He also suggested, as I saw in some other posts, that the breakers might be weak.
I would appreciate any help anyone could provide. I have a voltmeter but have done no testing yet.
Thank you all in advance.
I have a Parallax Model# 7355 converter on my B+. I've never had a problem with it before. The last few days we were on a trip and it was very humid and uncomfortable. We hooked up to the campground grid and after a few hours with the Fridge, TV, A/C, and a few lights on, the main 30 amp breaker tripped. DC kept the lights on. This happened a few other times over the next couple of days. The converter panel especially around the main breakers was hot, sometimes too hot to touch. On the next to the last day, we were shopping and I left my 2 small dogs in the coach after a walk with the generator and the a/c on. I came back to find the A/C BREAKER tripped, but not the main. That night, after another MAIN trip, I got the bright idea to switch the fridge to propane. That helped tremendously. The panel did not get as hot, and nothing tripped. There was a big thunder/lightning storm that night as well. I don't have a surge protector.
In addition, all around the converter, and especially close to the breakers, there was an 'electrical' burning/overheated smell. The typical acrid smell associated with electrical components experience heat stress of some kind.
I had no DC problems.
These are all of the symptoms. I spoke to the campground owner and he told me the wiring in that area is new. He also suggested, as I saw in some other posts, that the breakers might be weak.
I would appreciate any help anyone could provide. I have a voltmeter but have done no testing yet.
Thank you all in advance.
