need help troubleshooting inverter
I have an "American" brand inverter in my trailer. It is putting out no voltage to the battery for charging when hooked to shore power. All lights in the trailer will work on both 110 and 12v so the...
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get the mfg model number off your american
and look it up at Bestconverter,and get the specs
i'm sure you will find it is a 'converter' aka battery charger with fuse panel
yes it should be charging your battery
pull the battery and/or charge fuse and test them with a meter to be sure
at the moment it looks like you need to replace the converter
converters charge the batteries, inverters use batteries to make 120vac
and yes there are combination units that do both, but i don't think yours is that kind
and look it up at Bestconverter,and get the specs
i'm sure you will find it is a 'converter' aka battery charger with fuse panel
yes it should be charging your battery
pull the battery and/or charge fuse and test them with a meter to be sure
at the moment it looks like you need to replace the converter
converters charge the batteries, inverters use batteries to make 120vac
and yes there are combination units that do both, but i don't think yours is that kind
