[SOLVED]New Class C Owner Power Issues
Hey there everyone, So we just upgraded from a popup to our first RV. We got a 1996 Coachman Leprechaun. So after leaving it plugged into the house for several days we noticed that the batter...
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It does sound as though the converter isn't converting for some reason.
Do verify that you actually have 120V power at the converter. Just because other circuits in the RV have 120V power doesn't necessarily mean that the converter does; its breaker could be tripped in the RV power panel, or it might be on the GFCI circuit and the GFCI is tripped (it's often in the bathroom, with other protected outlets chained off of it), or there could be other wiring problems. It's also possible that the 12V wiring between the converter and the batteries is somehow broken or disconnected, maybe due to a bad ground or a failed self-resetting circuit breaker or fuse.
On my '98 Coachmen Santara, the converter is not part of the power center/fuse box, but is a separate deck mounted unit...in my case, behind a panel underneath a little pantry area. There's no telling offhand if your motorhome is the same in that regard.
I replaced my original converter with a PD 9245. I've no complaints with the replacement; it works well, and works very quietly.
Do verify that you actually have 120V power at the converter. Just because other circuits in the RV have 120V power doesn't necessarily mean that the converter does; its breaker could be tripped in the RV power panel, or it might be on the GFCI circuit and the GFCI is tripped (it's often in the bathroom, with other protected outlets chained off of it), or there could be other wiring problems. It's also possible that the 12V wiring between the converter and the batteries is somehow broken or disconnected, maybe due to a bad ground or a failed self-resetting circuit breaker or fuse.
On my '98 Coachmen Santara, the converter is not part of the power center/fuse box, but is a separate deck mounted unit...in my case, behind a panel underneath a little pantry area. There's no telling offhand if your motorhome is the same in that regard.
I replaced my original converter with a PD 9245. I've no complaints with the replacement; it works well, and works very quietly.
