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woodland_park
Explorer
Jun 19, 2016

12VDC lights blink,get dim and flash brightly intermittently

Travel trailer plugged into a 30 amp receptacle.New battery,checked connections at battery for the battery charger/rectifier.All lights do light, but I haven't replaced any. Maybe a bad filament in on...
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RoyB
Explorer II
Jun 19, 2016
The changing of the lights is really a good indication the converter/charger is having problem. Could be the Converter or a Battery bank in the first stages of a shorted cell... Check batteries for fluid levels right away. When the cells start shorting out they get real out and boil out fluids...

The age of your 1998 RV probably does not have a smart mode converter/charger installed... The newer converter/charger units really take good care of your batteries for you...

Roy Ken

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