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Reflex439
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May 10, 2016

Converter putting out 16.5V, some appliances don't work.

My RV has a Magnetek 6345 converter installed. I've noticed that when connected to shore power, with the battery disconnect relay in the off or disconnected state, the converter starts supplying 15V t...
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Reflex439
Explorer
May 10, 2016
midnightsadie wrote:
I,d be checking my house batteries ,if there holding 16.5 they will boil the water out of them.


The high voltage is when the battery is disconnected. The 16.5V is from the converter when running off shore power. When supplied from the battery, the voltage is in the normal 12V-13V range.

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