Burning smell from converter
1990 coachmen classic 5th wheel 29’
Hello, today while testing my fridge I decided to run it off of DC voltage for about 20min. After seeing it doesn’t work, I turned it off.
A low humming from the breaker panel indicated to me that the battery began charging (correct me if I’m wrong)
After a bit, I noticed an electrical burning smell and noticed a lot of heat was venting from the converter chamber. Removing the grate I found that the converter was quite hot and everything was dusty. the fan appears to not be working.
Right now I have a vornado fan pointing into the chamber on high, what I want to know is:
Do y’all think this electrical smell came from the converter running too hot due to the fan being out? Or is it possible there’s something else more seriously wrong due to the battery charging? Is this safe to leave it being cooled like this until the battery is charged again?
Hello, today while testing my fridge I decided to run it off of DC voltage for about 20min. After seeing it doesn’t work, I turned it off.
A low humming from the breaker panel indicated to me that the battery began charging (correct me if I’m wrong)
After a bit, I noticed an electrical burning smell and noticed a lot of heat was venting from the converter chamber. Removing the grate I found that the converter was quite hot and everything was dusty. the fan appears to not be working.
Right now I have a vornado fan pointing into the chamber on high, what I want to know is:
Do y’all think this electrical smell came from the converter running too hot due to the fan being out? Or is it possible there’s something else more seriously wrong due to the battery charging? Is this safe to leave it being cooled like this until the battery is charged again?
