Help with Electrical
Brand new here, brand new to RV's --- HELP Recently acquired a 1989 Southwind, P-30. Was well taken care of its whole live. Owned it for 3 weeks and took it to a local shop to have it gone through,...
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westend wrote:Haven't figured out where the converter is yet. Been reading through a bunch of info and poking around my rig - still haven't found it.
Typically, the converter will be installed below the load center, behind a faceplate. You don't have to find it to see if it's operating, though. Measure voltage across the house battery terminals when connected to shore power. You should measure above 13.2 V.
The latter part of your post above, quoting the Xantrex and switch user, refers mostly to his poorly operating inverter/charger and the workaround of using a disconnect switch. Don't make other folk's anecdotal system idiosyncrasies your own personal problem.
Please forgive me on this, but it doesn't make sense. I am not a mechanic, but I can do a few things.
What doesn't make sense is this:
You said in essence that if I connect the RV to shore power, and measure across the battery terminals, 13.2v measurement will tell me whether or not the converter is operating properly. Is this correct, or am I missing a piece of the puzzle?
