Converter going bad?
I recently got back from a 4 day camping trip and was hooked up to shore power during the trip and when I got home the battery indicator was reading at yellow 11 volts. I am not sure my converter is c...
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Do you have a motor-home, or towing some type of trailer?
How old is the RV, and battery(s)?
Does the battery have a disconnect switch? If not turned "on" the battery could not be charged, but most converter/chargers would supply 12 volt power while plugged in.
It does not sound like you bothered to use a multi-meter to check actual voltage at the battery-terminal (while RV was unplugged) to see what it's voltage was to begin with (should have been 12.6+ volts).
It could be an old or bad battery, loose ground, disconnect switch, or converter/charger, depending on further testing.
By the way; if the battery is below 11 volts a good converter/charger may not start charging the battery. You will need to use a portable charger set to around 2 amps to bring the battery voltage up to around 11.5 + volts before the converter/charger would start to work.
If you have only a 7-pin connector charging would only amount to around 10 amps charging for each hour driving. Not nearly enough time to charge a dead battery.
Do you have a motor-home, or towing some type of trailer?
How old is the RV, and battery(s)?
Does the battery have a disconnect switch? If not turned "on" the battery could not be charged, but most converter/chargers would supply 12 volt power while plugged in.
It does not sound like you bothered to use a multi-meter to check actual voltage at the battery-terminal (while RV was unplugged) to see what it's voltage was to begin with (should have been 12.6+ volts).
It could be an old or bad battery, loose ground, disconnect switch, or converter/charger, depending on further testing.
By the way; if the battery is below 11 volts a good converter/charger may not start charging the battery. You will need to use a portable charger set to around 2 amps to bring the battery voltage up to around 11.5 + volts before the converter/charger would start to work.
If you have only a 7-pin connector charging would only amount to around 10 amps charging for each hour driving. Not nearly enough time to charge a dead battery.
