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SJ-Chris
Jul 11, 2018Explorer II
Hi All, I wanted to provide an update...
I was able to convince myself that the issue was that somehow the 12v from my battery bank was not getting to the battery disconnect solenoid (...along with it also not getting to the Battery Disconnect switch by my side entry door). Somehow the 12v power from my battery bank was not getting to the converter box area. Based on all the amazing feedback/suggestions from all of you, I was leaning towards some sort of fuse. I tried for a while to trace the wires back to my batteries but there were way too many wires in my converter box area for me to make much sense of it. I was also short on time as I needed to get the issue fixed within about 24hrs. After spending about 2 hours I decided to throw in the towel and bring it to my mechanic.
My mechanic was nice enough to jump right on it (...knowing I needed it back quickly). After spending 3 hours searching they finally found the culprit. Basically it was a 40a 12v inline circuit breaker/fuse (Type 1 cycling reset) that had gone bad. A $7 part. Once they replaced it, everything is once again working flawlessly in my RV. While I am happy to have it fixed, now that I see where it was (...right out in the open) I am a little surprised that it took my mechanic more than 30 minutes to find it. I'm still a bit of a newbie and I wasn't even aware that the items were fuses (...now I know). Had I known that, I would have focused more on them as the problem was really looking like it was an issue of a break of some sort (ie. fuse) in the line going from my battery bank to the battery disconnect solenoid and/or my converter box.
Here is the fuse:
Everything is now working. Thank you all for the assistance! Special thanks to Mandalay Parr. He invited me to call him for his assistance. I spoke with him a couple times and he was extremely knowledgeable and freely gave me his time and expertise. I learned a lot from him. Thanks!
RV.net is the best!
Chris
I was able to convince myself that the issue was that somehow the 12v from my battery bank was not getting to the battery disconnect solenoid (...along with it also not getting to the Battery Disconnect switch by my side entry door). Somehow the 12v power from my battery bank was not getting to the converter box area. Based on all the amazing feedback/suggestions from all of you, I was leaning towards some sort of fuse. I tried for a while to trace the wires back to my batteries but there were way too many wires in my converter box area for me to make much sense of it. I was also short on time as I needed to get the issue fixed within about 24hrs. After spending about 2 hours I decided to throw in the towel and bring it to my mechanic.
My mechanic was nice enough to jump right on it (...knowing I needed it back quickly). After spending 3 hours searching they finally found the culprit. Basically it was a 40a 12v inline circuit breaker/fuse (Type 1 cycling reset) that had gone bad. A $7 part. Once they replaced it, everything is once again working flawlessly in my RV. While I am happy to have it fixed, now that I see where it was (...right out in the open) I am a little surprised that it took my mechanic more than 30 minutes to find it. I'm still a bit of a newbie and I wasn't even aware that the items were fuses (...now I know). Had I known that, I would have focused more on them as the problem was really looking like it was an issue of a break of some sort (ie. fuse) in the line going from my battery bank to the battery disconnect solenoid and/or my converter box.
Here is the fuse:
Everything is now working. Thank you all for the assistance! Special thanks to Mandalay Parr. He invited me to call him for his assistance. I spoke with him a couple times and he was extremely knowledgeable and freely gave me his time and expertise. I learned a lot from him. Thanks!
RV.net is the best!
Chris
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