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Camper1955
Explorer
Sep 18, 2017

120 power not working the water pump or landing gear

When plugged into shore power the water pump shuts off and if we turn battery power in works and then as well right after we turn the battery power off. After while is stops again and we go through t...
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mike-s
Explorer
Sep 19, 2017
The converter expects a battery to be connected to stabilize the output. It may have a safety shutoff when it senses an overvoltage condition, which can easily happen if loads are turned on/off with the battery disconnected.

Worst case, since the behavior has changed, is that the converter is now damaged by running it without a battery connected. Leave the battery connected except when in long term storage and not plugged into AC.

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