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GULFMAN
Sep 26, 2013Explorer
BurbMan wrote:
The battery is there as a buffer to help stabilize the output from the converter. With the battery disconnected you only have the converter producing 12v. When you switch on another 12v power draw the voltage drops momentarily and causes the Kenwood to see low voltage and power off, then when it sees 12v again it restarts.
The electronic equivalent of seeing a light bulb dim when you plug in a high draw appliance to the same circuit.
Curious as to why you are disconnecting the battery when plugged into shore power. That means the converter is not keeping the battery charged either....this is not a common practice nor advisable. You are creating the problem by doing this.
The truck & camper are stored in the garage together unplugged from shore power and with the battery disconnect switch in the store position. But when i go out to spend time in it i just plug it into the 30amp outlet (shore power) and go about my business that’s when i noticed the problem which i have never experience before. But when preparing for a camping trip I always go out three nights before leaving, plug into the 30amp outlet, turn on the propane and switch the battery disconnect switch to the use position, bleed the gas line at the cooktop and turn on the refrigerator and load the freezer with all of the pre frozen food and that is how it stays until we return home. If the converter is becoming weak if that is possible I guess I need to have it tested or just have it replaced with a more advanced model. I thank all of you for your input it was greatly appreciated.
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