drsteve wrote:
Beentherefixedthat wrote:
The point I was trying to make was that in fact you do NOT need to know what you are doing.
Famous last words...
You seem to be a master of taking me out of context. My very next line was:
"These systems (Most of them) are simple and can be mastered by almost anyone with a little research or just diving in."
There is almost nothing in an RV that requires an expert to fix. And instead of trying to instill fear in people about tackling these problems my goal is to let them know the CAN do it.
It is sad that there are some here that continue to cling like grim death to this old idea that you need an RV dealer or a so called RV expert to fix these things.
theoldwizard1 wrote:
What bothers me most is some kind of electrical problem where the OP simply says "XYZ does not work". There is no way to diagnosis that except use a Ouija Board, which is not very accurate.
I think I am reading you correctly here. But if not please let me know...There is no electrical problem I can think of in the usual RV that cannot be diagnosed pretty quickly and easily. Now it might take the novice longer for sure. Now I agree that if you have a problem "within" your converter you are probably not going to fix that. But you can isolate the problem to the converter...get a new one and install it yourself.
One of the VERY best repair manuals for RV type systems is:
Boatowner's Mechanical and Electrical Manual: How to Maintain, Repair, and Improve Your Boat's Essential Systems
Now while this is aimed at boats the systems are basically the same. The thing about this book is that it has THE BEST step by step instructions to diagnose and fix virtually any problem with plumbing, electrical and mechanical issues...even down to repairing your water pump. While there are books similar to this for RV's none of them I have looked at are not nearly as detailed or comprehensive.
