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DrewE
May 30, 2017Explorer II
jgellis586 wrote:
Update have riled out hot water heater element. Took to Tv place and it was ok. I am now thinking that the charger is tripping gfi due to amps required on startup. Disconnected battery and was able to connect with no tripping. Will be taking battery to auto store tomorrow to have them check battery. Rv is only a year old but not sure why battery won't hold charge. Will let u know what I find. It explains how it was working before.
A ground fault interrupter does not trip due to overcurrent. It trips because of power leaking to ground or otherwise not returning by the neutral line. (A circuit breaker would trip because of excessive current draw.)
If your charger is tripping the GFI, then the charger is broken and needs repair or replacement.
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