Potential AC Converter Problem
I am away from home traveling near Farmington, NH. My house batteries are not charging either by generator or shore power. I am plugged into 50A shore power and power is available in the coach as di...
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Problem Update...Solved
My house batteries were replaced 2 weeks prior to this AC/DC converter problem and converter worked fine up till now.
The converter was original installed equipment so there was no incorrect connections made to "blow" the two 30A fuses.
I contacted a Parallax engineer and he stated that with power cord disconnected and fuses blowing upon insertion, then the converter was most likely malfunctioning. He also recommended that I replace with a Series 4400 converter.
I believe what blew my converter was a low voltage situation. My last 50A plug in was at a relatives house. After hookup, I noticed that power to the coach would turn "on" and "off" periodically. I disassembled the box and discovered that one wire leg had pulled out of the socket. I reattached the wire but the damage had been done.
I ordered a converter from Tweetys.com (Texas) that afternoon and was advised of a 3-5 day delivery. The converter arrived the very next day from a warehouse in PA. Talk about a nice surprise.
Great service and the problem was resolved an hour later.
Thanks to all that responded.
My house batteries were replaced 2 weeks prior to this AC/DC converter problem and converter worked fine up till now.
The converter was original installed equipment so there was no incorrect connections made to "blow" the two 30A fuses.
I contacted a Parallax engineer and he stated that with power cord disconnected and fuses blowing upon insertion, then the converter was most likely malfunctioning. He also recommended that I replace with a Series 4400 converter.
I believe what blew my converter was a low voltage situation. My last 50A plug in was at a relatives house. After hookup, I noticed that power to the coach would turn "on" and "off" periodically. I disassembled the box and discovered that one wire leg had pulled out of the socket. I reattached the wire but the damage had been done.
I ordered a converter from Tweetys.com (Texas) that afternoon and was advised of a 3-5 day delivery. The converter arrived the very next day from a warehouse in PA. Talk about a nice surprise.
Great service and the problem was resolved an hour later.
Thanks to all that responded.
