aux. batteries won't charge with shore power
I drained my aux. batteries and main battery last fall. The aux. batteries will charge after running the generator but not while connected to shore power. They actually drain completely after I conn...
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To test a converter, make sure 120 volt power is actually GOING INTO the converter. This isn't the last of it. Read on...
12 Volts has to DEPART the converter. If you have an integrated system where the charging unit is part of the fuse panel you must INSURE the positive and the negative charge wires are connected electrically to the wires that go from the charger to the battery. Simply checking a receptacle, "Oh there's power, the converter must be bad" is insufficient troubleshooting. There are connections AT and WITHIN the converter that must be checked both visually AND with a meter. But a novice grade examination will have a perfectly good converter hurled out the back window and a small stack of currency hurled from the bank account. Your choice.
12 Volts has to DEPART the converter. If you have an integrated system where the charging unit is part of the fuse panel you must INSURE the positive and the negative charge wires are connected electrically to the wires that go from the charger to the battery. Simply checking a receptacle, "Oh there's power, the converter must be bad" is insufficient troubleshooting. There are connections AT and WITHIN the converter that must be checked both visually AND with a meter. But a novice grade examination will have a perfectly good converter hurled out the back window and a small stack of currency hurled from the bank account. Your choice.
