Power inverter issue
Hello all, I am new here and am armed with questions.
First I am not new to camping, but I am new to electrical on my camper. I have a 1979 Prowler 19E. It is a great sturdy trailer but when I was in Kentucky last summer I had several appliances going at once and then suddenly they stopped. (microwave, Fridge, a plug in box fan, my computer, and several lights. The trailer was plugged in.) I checked all the fuses and breakers and they are fine. It is only the plugs on the right hand side of the trailer. The plugs on the left still work.
I am wondering if I fried half of the inverter as it is 36 years old? It does make a electrical hum as all old electronics do. But not a buzzing like sparks jumping.
Or is something else wrong. What are your ideas?
Also the 12V system never really worked correctly. The lights were very dim, and if you ran the water pump they were non existent. Could that have been an early symptom? Thanks for the input. -Nick.
First I am not new to camping, but I am new to electrical on my camper. I have a 1979 Prowler 19E. It is a great sturdy trailer but when I was in Kentucky last summer I had several appliances going at once and then suddenly they stopped. (microwave, Fridge, a plug in box fan, my computer, and several lights. The trailer was plugged in.) I checked all the fuses and breakers and they are fine. It is only the plugs on the right hand side of the trailer. The plugs on the left still work.
I am wondering if I fried half of the inverter as it is 36 years old? It does make a electrical hum as all old electronics do. But not a buzzing like sparks jumping.
Or is something else wrong. What are your ideas?
Also the 12V system never really worked correctly. The lights were very dim, and if you ran the water pump they were non existent. Could that have been an early symptom? Thanks for the input. -Nick.
