battery, charger or wiring issue?
First camping trip out this year and the battery does not work. We only have one battery. If the 120 volts is off, the battery cannot run anything and lights dim down to almost nothing. We are alwa...
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Fix one thing at atime... FIRST BIG CHECk is to measure the BATTERY at the termnals with SHORE POWER TURNED OFF.. If the battery is fully charged it should read 12.6-7VDC.
Leaving the meter connected to the battery terminals then turn on SHORE POWER CABLE. The DC VOLATGE at the battery terminal should jump up to 13.6VDC
If it does not this means there is a disconnect somewhere between the CONVERTER DC OUTPUT termials and the BATTERY TERMINALs.
Get that resolved first then we can go from there...
Most likely a blown fuse between the Battery Terminals and the CONVERTER/CHARGER. Might also be your two REVERSE POLARITY fuses blown.
If it blows the same fuses again then most likely the BATTERY has shorted cells.
This occurs when being left on the 13.6VDC Charge from the CONVERTER/CHARGER being ON for long periods of time and not monitoring the battery fluids. Once the fluids has been boiled out of the battery it will most of the time short out.
let us know what happens after doing these steps...
Leaving the meter connected to the battery terminals then turn on SHORE POWER CABLE. The DC VOLATGE at the battery terminal should jump up to 13.6VDC
If it does not this means there is a disconnect somewhere between the CONVERTER DC OUTPUT termials and the BATTERY TERMINALs.
Get that resolved first then we can go from there...
Most likely a blown fuse between the Battery Terminals and the CONVERTER/CHARGER. Might also be your two REVERSE POLARITY fuses blown.
If it blows the same fuses again then most likely the BATTERY has shorted cells.
This occurs when being left on the 13.6VDC Charge from the CONVERTER/CHARGER being ON for long periods of time and not monitoring the battery fluids. Once the fluids has been boiled out of the battery it will most of the time short out.
let us know what happens after doing these steps...
