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Herd_Fan's avatar
Herd_Fan
Explorer
Jun 11, 2018

Converter/battery

Hello.

Our converter appears to be working properly (Converter output voltage is 13.6), but the battery is not charging properly. I checked all panel fuses, inline fuses, and connections, and everything looked good.

During our last camping trip, when I noticed the issue, I found that the converter wire at the breaker was loose, and I fixed that. Unfortunately, the battery was all but dead after we'd been gone all day (wife left air conditioner on - that didn't help matters), so we had to buy a new battery. I was hoping with the wire reattached and a brand new battery, that I'd be good to go...apparently not. Thoughts on what to do next?
  • Herd_Fan's avatar
    Herd_Fan
    Explorer
    Jun 14, 2018
    Boon Docker wrote:
    Good plan, let them deal with it.


    I appreciate all the help. This forum is an awesome resource. Take care.
  • wa8yxm's avatar
    wa8yxm
    Explorer III
    Jun 14, 2018
    Though some Converters do not work without a battery.. Yours is not one of those older (last century) models.

    More than that I can not say without hands on.
  • MEXICOWANDERER's avatar
    MEXICOWANDERER
    Explorer
    Jun 15, 2018
    SERVICE MANAGERS HAVE ONE SOLE FUNCTION

    Scream at the mechanics: Do it faster FASTER!

    Scream at the parts department IT ISN'T COVERED UNDER THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN

    Tell the customer. "That isn't covered under warranty. But you need to do this and this and this and this and this and this and this and this and this and that. That is what we recommend. And don't call us, we'll call you when it's ready".

    My opinion of Service Managers isn't so hot...
  • beemerphile1's avatar
    beemerphile1
    Explorer
    Jun 15, 2018
    MEXICOWANDERER wrote:
    SERVICE MANAGERS HAVE ONE SOLE FUNCTION

    Scream at the mechanics: Do it faster FASTER!

    Scream at the parts department IT ISN'T COVERED UNDER THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN

    Tell the customer. "That isn't covered under warranty. But you need to do this and this and this and this and this and this and this and this and this and that. That is what we recommend. And don't call us, we'll call you when it's ready".

    My opinion of Service Managers isn't so hot...


    Actually the service manager is part of the sales team. Their job is to sell services.
  • Cydog15's avatar
    Cydog15
    Explorer
    Jun 15, 2018
    beemerphile1 wrote:
    MEXICOWANDERER wrote:
    SERVICE MANAGERS HAVE ONE SOLE FUNCTION

    Scream at the mechanics: Do it faster FASTER!

    Scream at the parts department IT ISN'T COVERED UNDER THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN

    Tell the customer. "That isn't covered under warranty. But you need to do this and this and this and this and this and this and this and this and this and that. That is what we recommend. And don't call us, we'll call you when it's ready".

    My opinion of Service Managers isn't so hot...


    Actually the service manager is part of the sales team. Their job is to sell services.

    Duh, It kills me that this isn't known and has to be explained. We need to educate our young people and some of our old.

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