Electrical Quandry
I am in the process of charging my batteries, but I wanted to get a head start prepping it for a trip this weekend. So, I plugged the trailer into my shore power (with no batteries installed). Initi...
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MEXICOWANDERER wrote:
Is there a truly off-the-wall-chance that the converter feeds the batteries then has a separate line to the fuse distribution? i.e. Disconnected battery cables, separation of converter and feeder line to fuses? Until a power-loop interconnect failed?
Too many of these types of posts ask for help but the poster neglects to say...
a) Whether they have a meter or test light
b) If they are knowledgeable about how to use either one
"Gee, my back hurts. Can you give me explicit instructions to make it not hurt?"
Some investment in time, effort and money is needed by a rig owner going into these diagnostics or I get the impression that an individual believes in miracles...or magic...
I swiped this pic off the web but typically, the converter supplies the 12V fuse panel and also keeps the battery topped off when connected to shore power. The absence of a battery should make no difference with shore power connected, unless he tries to operate the slide (huge current draw) in which case the converter would probably not be able to handle the load by itself.
