Power converter gone bad?
This is my first experience at camping as awhile back we purchased a 2002 Aero Hybrid camper. There are times we desire to camp without power hookups so I purchased a 2400 watt generator. In my backya...
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skipnchar wrote:
The standard test for the converter is to plug the RV into 120 volt outlet, Disconnect the negative battery lead from the battery, then measure voltage across the positive and negative leads AT the converter. No voltage means bad converter. Should get something like 13.5 volts. If you run this test with the battery connected to the RV then you may well read the battery, NOT the converter.....
Old-Biscuit wrote:Good advice but I found out the hard way that the Centurion 3000, Model CS4500 will not put out 12 volts until it "sees" a battery. That is what I have in my camper.
Converter....110V AC power in 13.6V DC output.
Converter bad....no DC output and no recharging of batteries.....
A better way it unplug shore power, measure battery voltage, plug in shore power and see if voltage rises with shore power.
BUT FIRST, as Mex said, What is that burning sensation?????
