Hello,I have a 1987 Winnebago ElanDan 32 Foot with the original power converter.In th emanual it says that it is a 3 stage charger with voltages of 14.4 13.8 and 13.2I get all the voltages throught the time the batteries are charging. And it stays at 13.2 in float mode.My problem is that I get 16 volts to the lighting circuts.Is that normal to have different output for the lighting and the charge circut?It wouldn't be a problem except I added a TV, tapped off the light circut, and it's input range is 12-15 volts. Don't want to damage the TV with high voltage.I really don't want to replace my converter especialy since it seams to work well.

That is a very interesting problem. I never checked voltage at my lights. I can tell you that my DC television plug is it's own line direct from the battery. It does not go through the converter. My lights are considerably brighter when on converter. Perhaps a direct line from the batteries is in order?

WSLM, I think you need to check your meter or your converter. Without knowing the manufacturer/model of the converter, the only thing anybody can do is GUESS..... Some converter chargers used to grab the house circuit and supply it separately while it was charging the house bank. If this is the case with yours, you have a problem. Are the interior lights real Bright?? If no, check your meter.Check your car battery when it has been sitting a while. That should be real close to 12.6VUnplug at least the converter and let things sit for a while. That should be real close to 12.6V - too. If the converter is really putting 16V to the house bank, it will kill it by over heating it and drying out the cells.Matt

I have no way of telling what converter I have so......My meter is working perfectely, as I get the expected voltages to my batteries. "I get all the voltages throught the time the batteries are charging. And it stays at 13.2 in float mode."It is not sending 16 volts to the batteries, only to the house circut, so there is no chance of huring my batteries, as it sitsLights get brighter when gen. is running due to getting 16 volts from the converter.

Replace the battery in the voltmeter.

smkettner wrote:Replace the battery in the voltmeter.smkettner your too quick and beat me to the keyboard.I had the same poblem and it was a poor 9V battry that ran the meterTo the OP I suggest you check your Batterys with the same meter and see if the reading is the same at batterys as the outlet.Also check your outlet with the Charger off and then with it on to see how much voltage difference

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wslm_boarder
Explorer
Oct 11, 2013
I have no way of telling what converter I have so......

My meter is working perfectely, as I get the expected voltages to my batteries. "I get all the voltages throught the time the batteries are charging. And it stays at 13.2 in float mode."

It is not sending 16 volts to the batteries, only to the house circut, so there is no chance of huring my batteries, as it sits

Lights get brighter when gen. is running due to getting 16 volts from the converter.
Matt_Colie
Explorer II
Oct 11, 2013
WSLM,

I think you need to check your meter or your converter.
Without knowing the manufacturer/model of the converter, the only thing anybody can do is GUESS.....
Some converter chargers used to grab the house circuit and supply it separately while it was charging the house bank.
If this is the case with yours, you have a problem. Are the interior lights real Bright??

If no, check your meter.
Check your car battery when it has been sitting a while.
That should be real close to 12.6V
Unplug at least the converter and let things sit for a while.
That should be real close to 12.6V - too.

If the converter is really putting 16V to the house bank, it will kill it by over heating it and drying out the cells.

Matt
Oasisbob
Explorer
Oct 11, 2013
That is a very interesting problem. I never checked voltage at my lights. I can tell you that my DC television plug is it's own line direct from the battery. It does not go through the converter. My lights are considerably brighter when on converter. Perhaps a direct line from the batteries is in order?

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