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scottew71
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Sep 04, 2013

Converter problems

I have a 2008 Rockwood Roo 23SS. It has a Paralax power supply 7100 converter in it. I have no 12 volt power. The Battery is dead and not charging even when plugged into household current. I found a diagnostic table online for the converter. I followed it and it says the converter is ok but may be in an over current state a bad battery or bad battery wiring. It talks about pulling fuses to determine where the problem is. I pulled the fuse but then what am I supposed to check to see if that circuit is the problem. It says there may be a short. If there were a short shouldn't the fuse be blown? Also my 12 volt circuits don't work even when plugged in. I am thinking I may have a bad battery and this system used the battery as a buffer? Any help is welcome.

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  • Generally you need to separate the battery and converter for testing. If you have an automatic portable charger put it on the battery asap and let it run overnight.

    Converter is simple. 120vac in, 13.6vdc out. And the converter will run the RV just fine with no battery connected.

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