Converter issues

BFL13 wrote:

dennislanier wrote:
Just thought of something else I read earlier. If I turn OFF the battery disconnect switch and stay plugged in to shore power the 12v lights go out. If the converter is working shouldn’t the lights stay on with shore power?

Yes, IF the converter is also getting 120v input while other 120v things are. You can check for that too.

EXCEPT--if the converter is on the other side of the battery so it supplies the 12v fuse panel across the battery and uses the same wires to the panel as the battery, so now the disconnect will cut off the converter's 12v too.

Don’t know exactly what you mean here. How can I tell if the converter is on the other side as you say?

BFL13 wrote:

dennislanier wrote:
Just thought of something else I read earlier. If I turn OFF the battery disconnect switch and stay plugged in to shore power the 12v lights go out. If the converter is working shouldn’t the lights stay on with shore power?

Yes, IF the converter is also getting 120v input while other 120v things are. You can check for that too.

The tv and microwave are getting 120 volt power with battery disconnect off. I just tried it again and the 12 volt lights went off.

dennislanier wrote:
Just thought of something else I read earlier. If I turn OFF the battery disconnect switch and stay plugged in to shore power the 12v lights go out. If the converter is working shouldn’t the lights stay on with shore power?

Yes, IF the converter is also getting 120v input while other 120v things are. You can check for that too.

EXCEPT--if the converter is on the other side of the battery so it supplies the 12v fuse panel across the battery and uses the same wires to the panel as the battery, so now the disconnect will cut off the converter's 12v too.

Just thought of something else I read earlier. If I turn OFF the battery disconnect switch and stay plugged in to shore power the 12v lights go out. If the converter is working shouldn’t the lights stay on with shore power?

Take the wires off the battery and measure the voltage at the battery posts. Leave the converter plugged in to 120v and measure the "12v" output of the converter with no battery attached.

What is the battery? Can you take hydrometer readings? if so what are they for each cell? You might have a bad battery instead of a bad converter.

BTW. look for a telephone jack socket on the Iota. If there, you can get an IQ4 for it. If not, consider a new converter that can do 14.x volts in a Bulk stage.