Converter Fans Not Running
Hey All,
Brand new to the forums. Was looking for some information about my converter. I have a 2004 Starcraft Antigua. Last time we were out camping in it I noticed that the lights would get bright then dim. This cycle continued over and over again. Went to bed and was awoke in the middle of the night by the sound of an electrical short. Investigated and couldn't find any fire thank goodness because the kids were with me and their beds are near the converter.
Was checking things out the next morning and realized that the fans in the converter were not running. They almost always ran when you turned enough lights on in the camper. Everything else seemed to be working fine. When plugged into shore line all the lights work and the battery even gets charged. After the fans stopped working the lights no longer cycle bright to dim. The only problem seemed to be the fans not running.
I took the converter cover off and removed one of the two fans. It is twelve volt and worked fine when I hooked it up to a twelve volt battery. I did some reading online and discovered that there is supposed to be a temperature sensor that tells the fans to come on and off based on the temperature inside the converter? Any idea how I would test/identify this piece? I certainly don't want to burn up my converter by running it without the fans.
Thanks for any advice you can offer me.
Kevin
Brand new to the forums. Was looking for some information about my converter. I have a 2004 Starcraft Antigua. Last time we were out camping in it I noticed that the lights would get bright then dim. This cycle continued over and over again. Went to bed and was awoke in the middle of the night by the sound of an electrical short. Investigated and couldn't find any fire thank goodness because the kids were with me and their beds are near the converter.
Was checking things out the next morning and realized that the fans in the converter were not running. They almost always ran when you turned enough lights on in the camper. Everything else seemed to be working fine. When plugged into shore line all the lights work and the battery even gets charged. After the fans stopped working the lights no longer cycle bright to dim. The only problem seemed to be the fans not running.
I took the converter cover off and removed one of the two fans. It is twelve volt and worked fine when I hooked it up to a twelve volt battery. I did some reading online and discovered that there is supposed to be a temperature sensor that tells the fans to come on and off based on the temperature inside the converter? Any idea how I would test/identify this piece? I certainly don't want to burn up my converter by running it without the fans.
Thanks for any advice you can offer me.
Kevin
