Electrical Issues - 1994 Wilderness 5th Wheel
Good afternoon everyone, first post but I have been reading this forum for a few years to help me along with my first camper purchase. We have a 1994 Wilderness 5th wheel that we bought fairly che...
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I would:
1. Go up on the roof, pull the shroud off the AC and look for a damaged/failed hard-start capacitor.
2. Check the connections in the breaker panel for looseness. You'll have to pull the cover off them but it's super common to have looseness at the breaker screw that holds the wire.
3. Check the temperature of the breakers and the pedestal plug while the AC is running. If hot then you need to replace the plug or tighten connections (or both).
4. It's common for the 12V bulbs to turn black with age and eventually burn out. They run very hot for what they are. I use a small common table lamp to light our TT. It throws a nice light and puts no load on the converter.
You need to take apart the PO's wiring and replace the outlet and make sure all is done correctly.
1. Go up on the roof, pull the shroud off the AC and look for a damaged/failed hard-start capacitor.
2. Check the connections in the breaker panel for looseness. You'll have to pull the cover off them but it's super common to have looseness at the breaker screw that holds the wire.
3. Check the temperature of the breakers and the pedestal plug while the AC is running. If hot then you need to replace the plug or tighten connections (or both).
4. It's common for the 12V bulbs to turn black with age and eventually burn out. They run very hot for what they are. I use a small common table lamp to light our TT. It throws a nice light and puts no load on the converter.
You need to take apart the PO's wiring and replace the outlet and make sure all is done correctly.
