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1BIGMOFO
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May 27, 2015

Please help with new to me camper issue

Good morning, I'm new here. My name is Rob and my wife and I just purchased a 99 gulfstream conquest. This is our first camper, and we decided to put it on a seasonal site on the great sacandaga lake in Upstate NY.

So far our entire family loves the camping experience, and we're learning a tremendous amount about camping life. We plan to use this camper for a few years, while saving to get a new one. I've done some tinkering and replaced some things, and learned how to replace the awning last weekend.


Here's my issue-

I purchased a brand new RV battery from NAPA (the camper didn't come with a battery). When I installed it and hooked everything up for the season, everything in the camper functioned properly. we went home for the week and went back, and a few things didn't work (the radio system, the light panel that says how much is in the gray, and black tanks, and the gas fume detector seem to be not working at all.. I took the battery out and had it charged, and reinstalled it and everything worked again.

Id like to see where to start the diag process? I am unsure of what charges the actual battery and where its located in order to test it.. All the breakers are good, and all the fuses are good.


I am very much looking forward to hearing from you all. I am also looking forward to being a valuable asset of the rv.net community.

thank you,

Rob

13 Replies

  • When you leave the site, are you turning off or unplugging the shore power?
  • Welcome to the forum. A great place with lots of friendly folks to help. Your battery drained. Perhaps a Co2 detector or a light or ? The 110 volt shore power was not plugged in? Your rig is old enough that the AC to DC converter may not charge the battery. Mind does not so installed a simple push pull switch on the battery storage case allowing me to charge the batteries without disconnecting them each time. A volt meter will answer many of your questions. Put it on the battery with and without shore power and see if your converter is charging. Happy Trails
  • If you are connected to shore power (120VAC) then the battery should be charged by the converter/charger. Usually this is located near or behind the fuse panel. You need to get a decent cheap volt meter. Fuses might look good, but there is only one true way to know. Voltage test. My guess you will find no 12VDC through at least one of the fuses. You should also look behind the radio. Many will have at least one inline fuse for presets. But I have also seen a power fuse for the radio.

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