Wiring Short only under shore power
The fuse that handles the dinette lights blows when I connect to AC power. It works fine when I am on solar or generator. Does that mean the short is between the fuse block and the 50 amp shore plug? ...
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My Monaco and many other Monaco RV's have a bank of 120 volt fluorescent lights in the kitchen/dining area. They are on a circuit breaker however and not fuses. I would guess that the OP is talking about the halogen 12 volt lights directly over the dining table. These should normally not be affected by any shore power connection. One way to check is to take your multimeter and set it to the maximum amp setting. Remove the fuse for the lights that is blowing and check the amperage at that location by bridging your meter leads across the fuse location, with the fuse removed. Check the amps used when NOT plugged in to shore power and then check to see if it changes when shore power is applied. If it jumps up I would suspect that maybe your inverter charger output voltage is too high.
