Frozen001
Sep 25, 2017Explorer
WARNING on USB Charging Ports!
Just wanted to post a warning to everyone who has the built in USB charging ports on their camper/RV. We have a 2017 Grey Wolf 29BH that has 6 of these through out the camper, 3 of which are in the bunk house where my children sleep. So for two of them have failed. The first on is the one located near the couch on the slide. This win I had my smartphone plugged in charging when I unplugged the cord from the socket I noticed if was HOT to the touch. I immediately pulled it from the wall as cut the lead 12V supply lead, and was going to replace it when I had time. Now this weekend I used the port by our bed to again charge my smart phone. Unplugged the cord completely, and all was good. An hour or so later I go into the trailer and smell burnt electronics. After searching around and getting to the are where it was the strongest I touch the USB port that I used to charge my phone (no cord was it all) and it was HOT. I immediately pulled it out of the wall and clipped the power to it.
We got home yesterday and I opened up the two failed USB ports to find this.
USB Port Internal pictures
There are three photos. The one with the circuit board in my hand is from the latest failure. The other two are the first failed port. The earlier port is not as bad, but you can see signs of overheating on both the board and components.
Beware.
I am in contact with forest river and will report back their resolution.
We got home yesterday and I opened up the two failed USB ports to find this.
USB Port Internal pictures
There are three photos. The one with the circuit board in my hand is from the latest failure. The other two are the first failed port. The earlier port is not as bad, but you can see signs of overheating on both the board and components.
Beware.
I am in contact with forest river and will report back their resolution.