Fan in fuse panel constantly running...

Tacswa3 wrote:
Thanks guys... I just went out and unplugged it after 6-7 hours and the fan was not running...

It was not running before or after you unplugged it?

If not running while plugged it >> All good, battery finally took a full charge.
If not running after unplugged >> It wouldn't run when unplugged.

If it's plugged in for day's and the fan is still running on high there may be a temperature sensor failure.

FWIW, mine is load dependent. Light DC load, no fan. The fan speed increases when load increases and decreases when load decreases.

TIP: When storing unplugged for more than a day either turn off the battery connection or remove it and place on maintenance charge. The parasitic loads of the camper (CO detector, radio clock, etc) will kill a battery.

Enjoy and Happy Camping

A fully charged battery should not have the fan run 100% of the time. mine runs on low when I have more than 4 (2 bulb housings) on, my light switch at the door turns on 4 housings. as soon as I switch on the 5th the converter fan runs on low and builds up speed with each additional load. with a new battery it should not run with a small load on it.

As 2112 stated, I have a small solar trickle charger I use for when the trailer is in storage.

2112 wrote:

Tacswa3 wrote:
Thanks guys... I just went out and unplugged it after 6-7 hours and the fan was not running...

It was not running before or after you unplugged it?

No, the fan stopped running before I unplugged. No telling when it stopped. I went to unplug shore power after several hours and noticed it stopped.

Tacswa3 wrote:

2112 wrote:

Tacswa3 wrote:
Thanks guys... I just went out and unplugged it after 6-7 hours and the fan was not running...

It was not running before or after you unplugged it?

No, the fan stopped running before I unplugged. No telling when it stopped. I went to unplug shore power after several hours and noticed it stopped.

Your battery was low.
It's all good.

Preventing from wiping out a battery in 12 months is half the fun of RV ownership :)
Enjoy

Tacswa3 wrote:

2112 wrote:

Tacswa3 wrote:
Thanks guys... I just went out and unplugged it after 6-7 hours and the fan was not running...

It was not running before or after you unplugged it?

No, the fan stopped running before I unplugged. No telling when it stopped. I went to unplug shore power after several hours and noticed it stopped.

OK. and now you're at the question booth again, "Is my battery fully charged?" or "Is my converter working properly?". Get a meter so you know the state of your 12V system. If you've never used one and are terrified with new things, buy an inexpensive 12V panel mount meter and attach to your battery terminals or get a meter that will plug into the standard 12V cigar lighter outlet.

Without being able to measure voltage, you will be constantly buying tickets for the question booth.

Weird phenomenon.

My converter fan last fall started running louder with lower loads. Made me scratch my head.

I took the panel off and there is a screen with millions of holes, I cleaned it up really well and reinstalled.

Now the fan runs slower and less.

True and weird.

Don't know what converter I have....yet.

Give yours a good cleaning.

Tachdriver wrote:
Weird phenomenon.

My converter fan last fall started running louder with lower loads. Made me scratch my head.

I took the panel off and there is a screen with millions of holes, I cleaned it up really well and reinstalled.

Now the fan runs slower and less.

True and weird.

Don't know what converter I have....yet.

Give yours a good cleaning.

I found that I had to clean the input and output screen every few years. Pet hair, lint and dust really clogged them up.

It will be on my de-winterization checklist next time!