Potential Fire Hazard
Thought I would share an experience I encountered yesterday while on a service call. The customer had a 2 year old 5th wheel and was complaining about the 12 Volt lamps burning up. Yes burning up!...
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for the converter,
whats the difference between battery and light bulbs, there is a current drain
i will agreed it should have timed out and drop the voltage
whats the difference between battery and light bulbs, there is a current drain
i will agreed it should have timed out and drop the voltage
MNtundraRet wrote:
The converter/charger should only output around 13.2 volts if battery(s) are charged, or on disconnect. A working charger would go to around 14.4 volts if it sensed a draw from week batteries.
I suspect that the converter/charger is faulty, but with the battery(s) on "disconnect" the converter/charger may have been fooled by a erratic short form a bad light fixture to sense battery(s) needed charging.
I would have expected with the voltage output seen that the charging unit would have aborted charging, or a fuse blowing. The converter/charger has poor voltage regulation, and possibly the converter was fused on the wrong side of the circuit.
