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sdmotor
Explorer
Sep 20, 2013

ac and 12v power issues

I have an 06 Fleetwood Southwind on the Ford F53 chassis. I'm having a power issue in that my batteries aren't charging when connected to shore power and I only have 120 to my GFI in the bathroom and the microwave.

I thought maybe the wfco converter was bad so I went through the process of figuring it out. I metered the outlet the converter plugs into and theres no power to it. I checked and cycled all of my breakers and fuses and still no luck. I'm probably wrong on this but shouldn't the converter have direct ac power like the micro and GFI? I'm running out of talent and might cave and take it in soon...

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  • BFL13's avatar
    BFL13
    Explorer II
    Sep 20, 2013
    You can prove the converter by plugging it into a known good 120v receptacle, by extension cord.

    You need 120 to the converter's receptacle , now dead. Breakers are good (it seems--they can be tricky) Leaves a popped GFI on the same circuit as the converter's receptacle.

    you should "only" have 120 to run things in the Rv. Perhaps you have lost one leg of your 50amp and the converter is on that lost leg? what else does not work that might identify which leg it is on?

    Now you need to get both legs working. Do you have an inverter pass through 30a on one of the legs that may have quit?
  • othertonka's avatar
    othertonka
    Explorer
    Sep 20, 2013
    Check in the Utility compartment, there might be another GFI and it could be tripped shutting off power to the outlet that feeds the convertor. Worth a look!!!

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