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wa8yxm
Apr 10, 2014Explorer III
Why would there be 14 volts at the converter and only at the switch.
Answer 1: Bad connection.. Very bad connection
Answer 2: Bad hunk of cable (Wire) NOTE I have seen both with my very own eyes on the rig I'm sitting in... only it was on a load, not on the charger line.
Had my chest freezer die on me.. A quick check showed no voltage to the unit. Had good voltage at the distribution panel when I unhooked everything but when i went from a volt meter to a test light,,, Not good at all.
Traced it to the wire that feeds the beast.. Found the bad spot (Stood out like a broken bone) and did a bit of surgery.. All was good.
later a splice (Different one) went bad.. Performed same surgery there (Cut out the bad section, spliced and SOLDERED the wires, and sealed them against chemical and/or water intrusion) And it happened again (Another connector)
At least I know how to fix em.
Answer 1: Bad connection.. Very bad connection
Answer 2: Bad hunk of cable (Wire) NOTE I have seen both with my very own eyes on the rig I'm sitting in... only it was on a load, not on the charger line.
Had my chest freezer die on me.. A quick check showed no voltage to the unit. Had good voltage at the distribution panel when I unhooked everything but when i went from a volt meter to a test light,,, Not good at all.
Traced it to the wire that feeds the beast.. Found the bad spot (Stood out like a broken bone) and did a bit of surgery.. All was good.
later a splice (Different one) went bad.. Performed same surgery there (Cut out the bad section, spliced and SOLDERED the wires, and sealed them against chemical and/or water intrusion) And it happened again (Another connector)
At least I know how to fix em.
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