Electrical - smoked up the cabin
I need a starting point. A couple weeks ago we were camping - battery went low so hooked up the generator. Ran for some time then I got a wife of hot wires. Turned off the generator - finished our ...
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Ok, I come with my tail tucked deeply between my legs... Lynnmor was right - I hooked up the battery backwards. Who knew white is ground in an RV?? I guess everyone but me. sigh.
But the specs for my converter (PD 9145A) says it has a built-in reverse battery protection. Should that not have protected the system from a dummy like me?
TESTING THE CONVERTER
I removed the converter from the camper - the fuses are both good - I plugged it into a 120V source in my shop -- the fan does not turn on, nor do I get 12v from the 12v output terminals. Dead, right?
TESTING THE CONTROL CENTER
I have no idea how. When connected to shore power, testing the 120V output receptacle of the control center shows 120v on the meter. How else do I test this.
The thing is, that smoke has a distinctive strong odor - heavy smell under the sink. But doing the sniff test on both the converter and the control center - I don't smell the smoke. I'd think it would be pretty strong in whichever had issue, no? Makes me nervous. I'm not seeing any other burnt components.
In the back of the sink cabinet, there's a black board with all sorts of wires attached.
Picture:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DM4Beez7PHPsvgyDvfkOrBle6WpCUoBM/view?usp=sharing
But the specs for my converter (PD 9145A) says it has a built-in reverse battery protection. Should that not have protected the system from a dummy like me?
TESTING THE CONVERTER
I removed the converter from the camper - the fuses are both good - I plugged it into a 120V source in my shop -- the fan does not turn on, nor do I get 12v from the 12v output terminals. Dead, right?
TESTING THE CONTROL CENTER
I have no idea how. When connected to shore power, testing the 120V output receptacle of the control center shows 120v on the meter. How else do I test this.
The thing is, that smoke has a distinctive strong odor - heavy smell under the sink. But doing the sniff test on both the converter and the control center - I don't smell the smoke. I'd think it would be pretty strong in whichever had issue, no? Makes me nervous. I'm not seeing any other burnt components.
In the back of the sink cabinet, there's a black board with all sorts of wires attached.
Picture:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DM4Beez7PHPsvgyDvfkOrBle6WpCUoBM/view?usp=sharing
